Two capcitors connect in parallel, calculate V

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A 40μF capacitor and 20μF are in parallel. With 12V.
Calculate total capacitance and V on each capacitor

Q=CV E=1/2CV^2 Ct=C1+C2

I don't know where to go from here, calculating total capacitance is easy enough. Don't know how to to calculate V on each capacitor however.

Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Yeah, of course. Perhaps I was thinking of capacitors in series?
Anyway, thanks for the help. :smile: