Capacitors in Series and Parallel

Numerical Examples

Capacitors in Parallel

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the equivalent capacitance C_eq

the charge Q on each capacitor

the voltage across each capacitor

the energy stored in each capacitor

the energy stored in C_eq

The voltage across each capacitor is the same;

Numerical Example: Series			Numerical Example: Combination
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