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2 Capacitors, C1 = 3*10^-12 f and C2= 6*10^-12 f are connected in series and the resulting combination is connected across 1000V
a) the equivalent capacitance
i got this 1/Ctotal = 1/C1 + 1/C2
b) total charge on the combination and the charge taken by each capicator
ok here is where i am confused because I am not entirely sure what equation to use
do I use C = Q/V
but in my notes it says that it is teh potential difference between the capicators i dont' know how to calculate how much voltage each capicator is taking...so when i do the problem i got total voltage to be 2000V which can't be right
c) the potential difference between each capacitor
i'm assuming this is the difference in voltage...so i guess i need part B , but im' not entirely sure what its asking
ok really any help would be awesome :)
a) the equivalent capacitance
i got this 1/Ctotal = 1/C1 + 1/C2
b) total charge on the combination and the charge taken by each capicator
ok here is where i am confused because I am not entirely sure what equation to use
do I use C = Q/V
but in my notes it says that it is teh potential difference between the capicators i dont' know how to calculate how much voltage each capicator is taking...so when i do the problem i got total voltage to be 2000V which can't be right
c) the potential difference between each capacitor
i'm assuming this is the difference in voltage...so i guess i need part B , but im' not entirely sure what its asking
ok really any help would be awesome :)