Consider three capacitors with capacitance C1=8nF, C2=µ9F and C3=5F connected, as shown in the circuit below, to a 0 V battery. Find the following: a.)The equivalent capacitance; and  b.)the charge on each capacitor

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  1. Consider three capacitors with capacitance C1=8nF, C2=µ9F and C3=5F connected, as shown in the circuit below, to a 0 V battery. Find the following:
    a.)The equivalent capacitance; and 
    b.)the charge on each capacitor 
V I1
VI:
C1
- C1
C2
C3
12V
Transcribed Image Text:V I1 VI: C1 - C1 C2 C3 12V
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