Capacitors and Capacitance
 

Capacitors and Capacitance problem 30


  • Explain what is meant by the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.


  • Three parallel plate capacitors each have a capacitance of . Draw circuit diagrams, one in each case, to show how the capacitors may be connected together to give a combined capacitance of






  • Two capacitors of capacitances and are connected in series with a battery of electromotive force (e.m.f.) , as shown in the figure below.




    • Calculate the combined capacitance of the capacitors.


    • Use your answer in (i) to determine, for the capacitor of capacitance , the charge on one plate of the capacitor.


 

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