Q1 Three capacitors are connected to a battery as shown in Figure P26.22. Their capacitances are C1 = 3C, C2 = C, and C3 = 5C. (a) What is the equivalent capacitance of this set of capacitors? (b) State the ranking of the capaci- tors according to the charge they store, from largest to smallest. (c) Rank the capacitors according to the poten- tial differences across them, from largest to smallest. (d) What If? If C3 is increased, what happens to the charge stored by each of the capacitors? %3D C3 Figure P26.22

Q1 Three capacitors are connected to a battery as shown in Figure P26.22. Their capacitances are C1 = 3C, C2 = C, and C3 = 5C. (a) What is the equivalent capacitance of this set of capacitors? (b) State the ranking of the capaci- tors according to the charge they store, from largest to smallest. (c) Rank the capacitors according to the poten- tial differences across them, from largest to smallest. (d) What If? If C3 is increased, what happens to the charge stored by each of the capacitors? %3D C3 Figure P26.22

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