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Two capacitors are connected in series. They are then reconnected to be in parallel. The capacitance of the parallel combination
A. Is less than that of the series combination.
B. Is more than that of the series combination.
C. Is the same as that of the series combination.
D. Could be more or less than that of the series combination depending on the values of the capacitances.
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