Combination of Capacitors

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Combination of Capacitors: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Combination of Capacitors, Series Combination of Capacitors, Equivalent Capacitance of Series Combination of Capacitors, Distribution of Potential Difference among Capacitors in Series, etc.

Important Questions on Combination of Capacitors

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A network of four capacitors each of 15 μFcapacitance is connected to a 500 V supply as shown in the figure. Determine (a) equivalent capacitance of the network and (b) charge on C4 capacitor.

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Two capacitors of capacitance 6 μF and 12 μF are connected in series with a battery. The voltage across the 6 μF capacitor is 2 V. The total battery voltage is

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In the given circuit if point C is connected to the earth and a potential of +2000 V is given to the point A, the potential at B is

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A metal sheet is inserted between the two plates of a parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C . The thickness of the metal sheet is d2 where d is the separation between the plates of the capacitor. What is the capacitance of the arrangement now?

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Four plates of equal area A are separated by equal distances d and are arranged as shown in the figure. The equivalent capacity is

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Three equal capacitors, each with capacitance C are connected as shown in figure. Then the equivalent capacitance between point A and B is

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The capacitance of an infinite circuit formed by the repetition of the same link consisting of two identical capacitors, each with capacitance C (figure), is :

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A capacitor with capacitance C0 consists of two concentric spherical conductors. If the radii of the inner and the outer spherical conductors are halved, what is the new capacitance?

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The charge on 3 μF capacitor shown in the figure is

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Four plates of equal area A are separated by equal distance d and are arranged as shown in the figure. The equivalent capacity is:
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Capacitor C1C2 and C3 are connected in series. Their equivalent capacitance Ceq is given as:

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The equivalent capacitance between points P and Q in the following circuit is

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Four capacitors of 25μF each are connected as shown in the figure below. If the D.C. voltmeter read 200 V. charge on each plate of the capacitor is ____.

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Two parallel plate capacitors whose capacities are C and 2 C respectively, are joined in parallel. these are charged by V potential difference. if the battery is now removed and a dielectric of dielectric constant K is filled in between the plates of the capacitor C, then what will be the potential difference across each capacitor:

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A constant potential difference between A and B is applied. When the switch is shifted from position P to position Q, then,

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Three capacitors of 2.0,3.0 and 6.0μF are connected in series to a 10 V source. The charge on the 3.0μF capacitor is

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Five capacitors are connected to each other as shown ahead. What is the potential drop and charge across 4μF capacitor:-

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Five identical capacitor plates are arranged such that they make four capacitors each of 2μF. The plates are connected to a source of voltage 10 V. The total charge on plate C is:-

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The effective capacitance between A and B in the figure shown is :- (all capacitances are in μF) :-

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Five capacitors each of capacitance value C are connected as shown in the figure. The ratio of capacitance between P and R and the capacitance between P and Q is:-

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