Combination of Capacitors
Combination of Capacitors: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Combination of Capacitors, Series Combination of Capacitors, Equivalent Capacitance of Parallel Combination of Capacitors & Distribution of Charges in Parallel Combination of Capacitors etc.
Important Questions on Combination of Capacitors
A network of four capacitors each of capacitance is connected to a supply as shown in the figure. Determine equivalent capacitance of the network and charge on capacitor.

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

Find the equivalent capacitance between the points A and B for the following circuit.

After the switch is closed, find potential difference between the plates and

There are six parallel plates of equal area are arranged as shown in figure The equivalent capacitance between points and is Then find the value of .

Three capacitors and are joined with each other. What is the minimum effective capacitance (in )?

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

Find the equivalent capacitance between the points and in micro Farads.

Find the equivalent capacitance of the following connection in micro Farads. Round the answer to two digits after the decimal point.

Capacitor , and are connected in series. Their equivalent capacitance is given as:

A network of four capacitors each are connected to a supply. Determine the equivalent capacitance of the network.

The equivalent capacitance between points and in the following circuit is

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

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

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

Three capacitors each of are to be connected in such a way that the effective capacitance is . This can be done by connecting them:

Four capacitors , , , and , are connected in a network as shown in the diagram. The e.m.f of the battery is E = 12 V and its internal resistance is negligible. The keys S1 and S2 can be independently put on or off. Indicate the charge on the capacitors C1, C2, C3 and C4 by q1, q2, q3 and q4 respectively and the potential drops across them by V1, V2, V3 and V4 respectively.
Initially key S2 is open. The key S1 is closed and the capacitors are charged. If now the key S2 be closed, the charged that will flow across this key is

Four capacitors , , , and , are connected in a network as shown in the diagram. The e.m.f of the battery is E = 12 V and its internal resistance is negligible. The keys S1 and S2 can be independently put on or off. Indicate the charge on the capacitors C1, C2, C3 and C4 by q1, q2, q3 and q4 respectively and the potential drops across them by V1, V2, V3 and V4 respectively.
Initially key S2 is closed. Then the key S1 is now closed. Then the charges on the capacitors are,

For next three question please follow the same
Four capacitors , , , and , are connected in a network as shown in the diagram. The e.m.f of the battery is E = 12 V and its internal resistance is negligible. The keys S1 and S2 can be independently put on or off. Indicate the charge on the capacitors C1, C2, C3 and C4 by q1, q2, q3 and q4 respectively and the potential drops across them by V1, V2, V3 and V4 respectively.
Initially both the keys are open. The the key S1 is closed. Then the charges on the capacitors are

A network of four capacitors is connected to a supply as shown in the figure.
Then, the equivalent capacitance of the network is .
