Two capacitors are in a circuit, connected in parallel. The capacitances are C1 = 8.4 μF and C2 = 13.2 μF. The battery carries a voltage of ΔV = 11.6 V. - Express the total capacitance C in terms of the two capacitances C1 and C2. - Calculate the numerical value of the total capacitance C in uF. - Express the total charge on bothe of the capacitors Q in terms of capacitance C and the potentiall differnce ΔV. - Calulcate the numerical value of Q in uC

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Two capacitors are in a circuit, connected in parallel. The capacitances are C1 = 8.4 μF and C2 = 13.2 μF. The battery carries a voltage of ΔV = 11.6 V.

- Express the total capacitance C in terms of the two capacitances C1 and C2.

- Calculate the numerical value of the total capacitance C in uF.

- Express the total charge on bothe of the capacitors Q in terms of capacitance C and the potentiall differnce ΔV.

- Calulcate the numerical value of Q in uC

 
 
 
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