Capacitors and are connected in parallel

PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Problem

Capacitors

C_1=2\,\mu\text{F}

and

C_2=6\,\mu\text{F}

are connected in parallel. This parallel combination is connected in series with a capacitor

C_3=4\,\mu\text{F}

to an unknown ideal battery of emf

E

. It is found that the magnitude of charge on capacitor

C_3

48\,\mu\text{C}

. (i) Calculate the potential difference across

C_3

. (ii) Determine the emf

E

of the battery. (iii) Compute the charge stored on each of the capacitors

C_1

and

C_2