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Capacitors in a series circuit W/ one dielectric
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[QUOTE="CrazyNinja, post: 5268444, member: 574471"] Try this: start with the "truths" you know. Eg: 1) kirchhoffs rule is always valid, 2) the capacitors are in series so the effective capacitance can be found, 3) because they are in series the charge on both of them at any instant has to be the same thought the value of this charge could vary, 4) again because they are in series we can find a relation between their V1 and v2. These relations should help you come to the conclusions. Here is what I got : Capacitor 1 (one with dielectric): Q decreases, C increases, V decreases Capacitor 2: Q decreases, V increases, C does not change. I'm fairly sure I'm correct and they seem to satisfy all the equations too qualitatively. [/QUOTE]
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