difference across the battery terminals is V and total charge Q flows through the battery during the charging process then the charge on the positive plate of each capacitor and the potential difference across each capacitor are: a. Q/2 and V/2, respectively b. Q and V, respectively c. Q/2 and V , respectively d. Q and V/2, respectively 10. A battery is used to charge a parallel combination of two identical capacitors. If the potential difference across the battery terminals is V and total charge Q flows through the battery during the charging process then the charge on the positive plate of each capacitor and the potential difference across each capacitor are: a. Q/2 and V/2, respectively b. Q and V, respectively c. Q/2 and V , respectively d. Q and V/2, respectively

difference across the battery terminals is V and total charge Q flows through the battery during the charging process then the charge on the positive plate of each capacitor and the potential difference across each capacitor are: a. Q/2 and V/2, respectively b. Q and V, respectively c. Q/2 and V , respectively d. Q and V/2, respectively 10. A battery is used to charge a parallel combination of two identical capacitors. If the potential difference across the battery terminals is V and total charge Q flows through the battery during the charging process then the charge on the positive plate of each capacitor and the potential difference across each capacitor are: a. Q/2 and V/2, respectively b. Q and V, respectively c. Q/2 and V , respectively d. Q and V/2, respectively

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 55P

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