Capacitors and Capacitance
 

Capacitors and Capacitance problem 15


Three uncharged capacitors of capacitance , and are connected in series, as shown in the figure below.




A charge of is put on plate A of the capacitor of capacitance .


  • State and explain the charges that will be observed on the other plates of the capacitors. You may draw on the figure above if you wish.


  • Use your answer in (a) to derive an expression for the combined capacitance of the capacitors.


 

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