A capacitor with very large capacitance is in series with another capacitor with very small capacitance. What is the equivalent capacitance of the combina- tion? (a)  slightly greater than the capacitance of the large capacitor (b) slightly less than the capacitance of the large capacitor (c) slightly greater than the capaci- tance of the small capacitor (d) slightly less than the capacitance of the small capacito

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A capacitor with very large capacitance is in series
with another capacitor with very small capacitance.
What is the equivalent capacitance of the combina-
tion? (a)  slightly greater than the capacitance of the
large capacitor (b) slightly less than the capacitance of
the large capacitor (c) slightly greater than the capaci-
tance of the small capacitor (d) slightly less than the
capacitance of the small capacito

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