Given the capacitance of four capacitors Ca= 30 µF, Cb = 10 µF, Cc = 40 µF and Cd = 12 µF. If Cb and Cc are connected in series and the series combination is connected in parallel with Cd then the whole combination is connected in series with Ca, Calculate (a) the equivalent capacitance (b) the voltage across each capacitor if the circuit is supplied by 250 volts DC source (c) the charge on each capacitor.

Given the capacitance of four capacitors Ca= 30 µF, Cb = 10 µF, Cc = 40 µF and Cd = 12 µF. If Cb and Cc are connected in series and the series combination is connected in parallel with Cd then the whole combination is connected in series with Ca, Calculate (a) the equivalent capacitance (b) the voltage across each capacitor if the circuit is supplied by 250 volts DC source (c) the charge on each capacitor.

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Chapter20: Capacitance In Ac Circuits

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