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Three capacitors are connected to a battery as shown in figurer P20.50. their capacitances are and .
(a) What is the equivalent capacitance of this set of capacitors?
(b) State the ranking of the capacitors according to the charge they store from largest to smallest.
(c)Rank the capacitors according to the potential difference across them from largest to smallest.
(d) What If? Assume is increased. Explain what happens to the charge stored by each capacitor. 

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Physics: Principles with Applications
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 A battery is attached to several different capacitors connected in parallel. Which of the following statements is true?

  1. The potential difference across each capacitor is the same, and the equivalent capacitance is greater than any of the capacitors in the group.
  2. The potential differences across the capacitors are the same only if the capacitances are the same.
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A battery is attached to several different capacitors connected in parallel. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) All capacitors have the same charge, and the equivalent capacitance is greater than the capacitance of any of the capacitors in the group,

(b) The capacitor with the largest capacitance carries the smallest charge,

(c) The potential difference across each capacitor is the same, and the equivalent capacitance is greater than any of the capacitors in the group.

(d) The capacitor with the smallest capacitance carries the largest charge.

(e) The potential differences across the capacitors are the same only if the capacitances are the same

(i) A battery is attached to several different capacitors connected in parallel. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) All capacitors have the same charge, and the equivalent capacitance is greater than the capacitance of any of the capacitors in the group, (b) The capacitor with the largest capacitance carries the smallest charge, (c) The potential difference across each capacitor is the same, and the equivalent capacitance is greater than any of the capacitors in the group. (d) The capacitor with the smallest capacitance carries the largest charge. (e) The potential differences across the capacitors are the same only if the capacitances are the same.

(ii) The capacitors are reconnected in series, and the combination is again connected to the battery. From the same choices, choose the true one.

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