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Homework Statement
Exactly from my homework:
"It is assumed that for capacitors 'in series' that each capacitor carries the same charge Q. Give a physical argument for this. Why does this make sense?"
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The Attempt at a Solution
I've tried searching for the answer, and none of it is making sense to me, perhaps someone can explain it in a simpler way? This is what I have come up with so far, please help me finish/correct it:
"Let us assume that there are 2 capacitors connected in series by a battery, capacitor 1 consists of plates A and B of size X and capacitor 2 consists of plates C and D of size Y. The plates are lined up in series alphabetically. Going to plate A is a positive charge Q. This means the charge –Q will be on D."