Homework Help: Series capactors

The charge across each capacitor isn't 60 V because the 60V is divided across the two capacitors. However, you know what Q is across the first capacitor. It's 540 uC, because if you consider the two capacitors as one unit, it would have the same charge as the two individual capacitors.

 

So.. what is C2 then? I got 18 and that was incorrec

 

So.. what is C2 then? I got 18 and that was incorrect

 

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I didn't realize that but this is a question I am currently working on

 

(What units?)

Show how you got that.

 

The capacitors are in series. If the charge on C₂ = 540 μC, how much charge is on C₁ ?

What's the voltage drop across C₁ ?

 

I am also working on this question, and I don't know where to begin. i know that the charge on both capacitors is equal

 

i am not sure,
but is it that Q = CV
and so i can say C1V1 = C2V2
and i think the voltage drop has to be different for the two capacitors..