Equivalent Capacitance: Distinguishing Parallel/Series

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Homework Statement


Circuit schematic for Problem 5.19 showing capacitors of 5 F, 3 F and 6 F between terminals a, b, c and d, with the problem statement text above.


I'm having trouble distinguishing exactly which combinations are in parallel and which are in series. The fact that both ends of the circuit are open is throwing me off. Can someone walk me through this?
 
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PNGeng said:

Homework Statement


Circuit schematic of a capacitor network with terminals a, b, c and d: 5 F, 3 F and 5 F on the top row, 6 F, 6 F and 3 F, 5 F on the bottom, with 6 F capacitors as rungs between rows.


I'm having trouble distinguishing exactly which combinations are in parallel and which are in series. The fact that both ends of the circuit are open is throwing me off. Can someone walk me through this?

Open ends means that no current can flow there and so no influence on the circuit. Just remove any dangling components.