Rankers Physics
Topic: Capacitors
Subtopic: Combination of Capacitors

Seven capacitors, each of capacitance 2 μF, are to be combined to obtain a capacitance of 10/11 μF. Which of the following combinations is possible?
2 in parallel, 5 in series
3 in parallel, 4 in series
4 in parallel, 3 in series
5 in parallel, 2 in series

Solution:

We need to check each option separately. We 5 capacitors are connected  in parallel, 2 capacitors are connected in series.

Ceq= (5C×C/2)/ (5C+C/2)= 5C/11 = 5×2/11 = 10/11 μF.

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