Rankers Physics
Topic: Capacitors
Subtopic: Combination of Capacitors

The equivalent capacitance between A and B is : Image related to
5C/7
7C/5
7C/12
12C/7

Solution:

To find the equivalent capacitance for this cubical capacitor network, where each edge of the cube has a capacitance CC, here’s the shortest solution:

Step-by-Step:

  1. Symmetry analysis:
    • By symmetry, all corners of the cube can be grouped into equivalent potential nodes.
    • The cube's symmetry allows reduction to a simpler circuit.
  2. Key nodes:
    • Node AA is connected to one corner of the cube.
    • Node BB is connected to the diagonally opposite corner.
  3. Effective connections:
    • Due to symmetry, three capacitors are effectively in parallel between AA and an intermediate point.
    • Similarly, three capacitors are effectively in parallel between BB and the same intermediate point.
    • Two capacitors remain directly between AA and BB.
  4. Simplification:
    • The three parallel capacitors at each node result in: Cparallel=3CC_{\text{parallel}} = 3C
    • The equivalent circuit becomes two 3C3C capacitors in series with a 2C2C capacitor: Series combination:1Ceq=13C+13C+12C\text{Series combination:} \quad \frac{1}{C_{\text{eq}}} = \frac{1}{3C} + \frac{1}{3C} + \frac{1}{2C}
  5. Calculation:
    • Combine series: 1Ceq=23C+12C=46C+36C=76C\frac{1}{C_{\text{eq}}} = \frac{2}{3C} + \frac{1}{2C} = \frac{4}{6C} + \frac{3}{6C} = \frac{7}{6C}
    • Invert to find CeqC_{\text{eq}}: Ceq=6C7×2=12C7C_{\text{eq}} = \frac{6C}{7} \times 2 = \frac{12C}{7}

Thus, the equivalent capacitance is:

Ceq=12C7C_{\text{eq}} = \frac{12C}{7}

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