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Consider the arrangement of capacitors shown below. If each capacitor has a value of 5 µF, what is the equivalent capacitance of this arrangement?

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Chapter27: Capacitors And Batteries

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Consider the arrangement of capacitors
shown below. If each capacitor has a
value of 5 µF, what is the equivalent
capacitance of this arrangement?
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Select one:
O 5 µF
1.67 µF
Ο 15 μ
15 C

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