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Series & Parallel Capacitors Practice Problems Name:AP
Physics Period:
1. What value is the same for any two capacitors in series
Why
!. What value is the same for any two capacitors in parallel
Why
". #ou have two capacitors of $.%$ and $.'$ .
a( What is the e)uivalent capacitance if you add them in
series
b( What is the e)uivalent capacitance if you add them in
parallel
%. *hree capacitors: $.!$ + $.$, and $.%$ + are connected in
series and attached to a 1! - battery.
a( What is the total e)uivalent capacitance of this
arranement
b( What chare accumulates on each capacitor
c( What is the voltae across each capacitor
d( /ow much chare is drawn from the battery
0. When a series combination of two unchared capacitors is
connected to a 1! - battery+ 1" 2 of enery is
drawn from the battery. 3f one of the capacitors has a
capacitance of %.$ + what is the capacitance of the
other
'. a( or the arranement of threecapacitors shown in the diaram+
what
value of C1will ive a total e)uivalent
capacitance of 1. 4/int: the diaram
loo5s strane+ but don6t let that fool you(
b( Now that you 5now C1+ find the chare stored on and the voltae
across each capacitor.
C2
C1 C
3
6 V0.30 F
0.20 F
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. *hree capacitors: $.!0 + $.1$ and $.0$ + are connected in
parallel and attached to a 1! - battery.
a( What is the total e)uivalent capacitance of this
arranement
b( What is the voltae across each capacitor
c( What chare accumulates on each capacitor
d( /ow much chare is drawn from the battery
,. #ou have three capacitors: 1.0 m+ !.$ m and ".$ m. What are
the ma7imum and minimum e)uivalentcapacitances you can obtain by
combinin these three capacitors /ow can you be sure your values are
the
ma7imum and minimum
8. 9iven the arranement of capacitors iven to the riht+answer
the followin )uestions. #ou will probably notanswer these )uestions
in the e7act order they are as5ed.
a( What is the e)uivalent capacitance of this arranement
b( What is voltae across each capacitor
c( What is the chare on each capacitor
$.10 C1
C!
C"
1! -
$.!0
$."$
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1$. 9iven the arranement of capacitors iven to the riht+
answer the followin )uestions. #ou will probably notanswer these
)uestions in the e7act order they are as5ed.
a( What is the e)uivalent capacitance of this arranement
b( What is voltae across each capacitor
c( What is the chare on each capacitor
11. answer
$.10 C1
C!
C"
1! -
$.!0
$."$
C1
1!.$
C"
1, -
1., 1.!
C"
%.0
C0
".$
C!
C%
!.!
