Series & Parallel Capacitors Practice Problems

AP Physics 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

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%. *hree capacitors: $.!$ &+ $.$, & and $.%$ &+ are connected in series and attached to a 1! - battery. a( What is the total e)uivalent capacitance of this arran.ement b( What char.e accumulates on each capacitor c( What is the volta.e across each capacitor d( /ow much char.e is drawn from the battery

0. When a series combination of two unchar.ed capacitors is connected to a 1! - battery+ 11" 2 of ener.y is drawn from the battery. 3f one of the capacitors has a capacitance of %.$ &+ what is the capacitance of the other

'. a( &or the arran.ement of three capacitors shown in the dia.ram+ what value of C1 will .ive a total e)uivalent capacitance of 1.1 & 4/int: the dia.ram loo5s stran.e+ but don6t let that fool you(

C1 6V

C2 0.30 F

C3 0.20 F

b( Now that you 5now C1+ find the char.e stored on and the volta.e across each capacitor.

1. *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 arran.ement b( What is the volta.e across each capacitor c( What char.e accumulates on each capacitor d( /ow much char.e is drawn from the battery

,. #ou have three capacitors: 1.0 m&+ !.$ m& and ".$ m&. What are the ma7imum and minimum e)uivalent capacitances you can obtain by combinin. these three capacitors /ow can you be sure your values are the ma7imum and minimum

8. 9iven the arran.ement of capacitors .iven to the ri.ht+ answer the followin. )uestions. #ou will probably not answer these )uestions in the e7act order they are as5ed. a( What is the e)uivalent capacitance of this arran.ement

C" $."$ & 1! -

b( What is volta.e across each capacitor

$.10 & C1

C! $.!0 &

c( What is the char.e on each capacitor

1$. 9iven the arran.ement of capacitors .iven to the ri.ht+ answer the followin. )uestions. #ou will probably not answer these )uestions in the e7act order they are as5ed. a( What is the e)uivalent capacitance of this arran.ement

C" $."$ & 1! -

b( What is volta.e across each capacitor

$.10 & C1
c( What is the char.e on each capacitor

C! $.!0 &

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C1

1!.$ & C" 1., &

1.! & C! 1, -

C" ".$ & C0 !.! & C% %.0 &