Two parallel-plate capacitors C₁ and C₂ are connected in parallel to a 12.0 V battery. Both capacitors have the same plate area of 4.00 cm² and plate separation of 2.65 mm. However, the first capacitor C₁ is filled with air, while the second capacitor C₂ is filled with a dielectric that has a dielectric constant of 2.65. (a) What is the charge stored on each capacitor? Q₁ Q₂ = pC PC (b) What is the total charge stored on the parallel combination? pC

Two parallel-plate capacitors C₁ and C₂ are connected in parallel to a 12.0 V battery. Both capacitors have the same plate area of 4.00 cm² and plate separation of 2.65 mm. However, the first capacitor C₁ is filled with air, while the second capacitor C₂ is filled with a dielectric that has a dielectric constant of 2.65. (a) What is the charge stored on each capacitor? Q₁ Q₂ = pC PC (b) What is the total charge stored on the parallel combination? pC

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