Three capacitors are arranged in a circuit as in the figure     Vo = battery voltage = 12.0 V C2 = capacitor number “2” = 2.00 mF C3 = capacitor number “3” = 3.00 mF C4 = capacitor number “4” = 4.00 mF (a) Find the equivalent capacitance of the capacitors in the circuit. (b) Find the charge (Q) on each capacitor and the potential difference (V) across it.

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Three capacitors are arranged in a circuit as in the figure

 

 

Vo = battery voltage = 12.0 V

C2 = capacitor number “2” = 2.00 mF

C3 = capacitor number “3” = 3.00 mF

C4 = capacitor number “4” = 4.00 mF

(a) Find the equivalent capacitance of the capacitors in the circuit.

(b) Find the charge (Q) on each capacitor and the potential difference (V) across it. 

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C,
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Transcribed Image Text:(V.) C, +Q. -Q4 +Q3 C, +Q의 C,
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