Three capacitors are connected in series across a source

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Problem

Three capacitors are connected in series across a

24\,\text{V}

source. Two of the capacitances are

2\,\mu\text{F}

and

6\,\mu\text{F}

; the third capacitor has an unknown capacitance

C_{x}

. A voltmeter reads

8\,\text{V}

across the unknown capacitor in steady state. What is

C_{x}

? (a)

8\,\mu\text{F}

(b)

4\,\mu\text{F}

(c)

3\,\mu\text{F}

(d)

1\,\mu\text{F}