Three capacitors with capacitances of 5 microfarad, 10 microfarad, and 15 microfarad are connected in parallel. (a) Find the capacitance of the combination. (b) If they are connected to a battery of an EMF of 240 V, find the charge in each capacitor.

Three capacitors with capacitances of 5 microfarad, 10 microfarad, and 15 microfarad are connected in parallel. (a) Find the capacitance of the combination. (b) If they are connected to a battery of an EMF of 240 V, find the charge in each capacitor.

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Three capacitors with capacitances of 5 microfarad, 10 microfarad, and 15
microfarad are connected in parallel. (a) Find the capacitance of the
combination. (b) If they are connected to a battery of an EMF of 240 V, find
the charge in each capacitor.

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