Capacitors in parallel and in series

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To achieve a capacitance of 35nF with a voltage tolerance of 30V, capacitors must be connected in parallel. A single capacitor with a capacitance of 35nF and a voltage rating of at least 30V is required. Connecting capacitors in parallel allows for increased voltage tolerance while maintaining the same capacitance. The original capacitor's maximum voltage of 10V is insufficient for the 30V requirement. Therefore, using capacitors in parallel is the correct approach to meet both capacitance and voltage specifications.
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The problem: A capacitor has the capacitance 35nF, the tolerance is max 10V. You have to put 30V over the capacitor . How many capacitors of same kind do you need if you want to achieve same C(35nF) that tolerate 30V?

I have translated it from swedish to english, sorry if my english isn't so good, I hope you understand the though.

Hypothesis: Has it something to do with the connection, serial or parallel? I think that the charge Q should be the same for the new connection therefore we should use parallel connection. Am I wrong?
 
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Answer: You will need 1 capacitor with a capacitance of 35nF and a tolerance of 30V to achieve the same capacitance and voltage tolerance. The capacitors must be connected in parallel in order to achieve this.
 

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