An engineer has three different capacitors of unknown capacitance. She labels them C₁, C2, and C3. First, she connects C₁ to a battery, and the charge on C₁ is 91 = 32.8 µC. Then, she disconnects and discharges C₁, and connects it in series with C₂. Whenshe connects this series combination of C₂ and C₁ across the battery, the charge on C₁ is 92 22.1 μC. The engineer disconnects the circuit and discharges both capacitors. Next, she connects C3, C₁, and the battery in series, which results in a charge on C₁of 93 = 25.7 μC. If, after being disconnected and discharged, she connects C₁, C₂, and C3 in series with the battery, what is the charge on C₁ (in µC)?μC

Given data: Charges on C1, C2 & C3 are,q1 = 32.8 μCq2 = 22.1 μCq3 = 25.7 μC

engineer has three differ capacitors she disconnects series with C₂. labels them C₁, C2, and 3. nnects C₁0 the charge on C₁ is q₁ = 32.8 p. charges C₁, and connects she connects this series combination of C₂ and C₁ across the battery, the charge on C₁ is q2 = 22.1 µC. The engineer disconnects the circuit and discharges both capacitors. Next, she connects C3, C₁, and the battery in series, which results in a charge on C₁ of 43 = 25.7 µC. If, after being disconnected and discharged, she connects C₁, C₂, and C₂ in series with the battery, what is the charge on C₁ (in µC)? μC

engineer has three differ capacitors she disconnects series with C₂. labels them C₁, C2, and 3. nnects C₁0 the charge on C₁ is q₁ = 32.8 p. charges C₁, and connects she connects this series combination of C₂ and C₁ across the battery, the charge on C₁ is q2 = 22.1 µC. The engineer disconnects the circuit and discharges both capacitors. Next, she connects C3, C₁, and the battery in series, which results in a charge on C₁ of 43 = 25.7 µC. If, after being disconnected and discharged, she connects C₁, C₂, and C₂ in series with the battery, what is the charge on C₁ (in µC)? μC

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Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance

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Problem 52P: Consider the circuit shown in Figure P20.52, where C1 = 6.00 F, C2 = 3.00 F, and V = 20.0 V....

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