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

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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(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 ae the same

 

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

 

 

(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.

 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.
  3. The capacitor with the smallest capacitance carries the largest charge.
  4. The capacitor with the largest capacitance carries the smallest charge.
  5. All the capacitors have the same charge, and the equivalent capacitance is greater than the capacitance of any of the capacitors in the group.

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