Two capacitors of capacitances and are connected in series across a ideal battery.
PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Fields and their consequences · Fields and their consequences
Problem
Two capacitors of capacitances 3μF and 6μF are connected in series across a 12V ideal battery.
(i) Calculate the equivalent capacitance of the series combination.
(ii) Determine the charge stored on each capacitor.
(iii) Find the potential difference across each capacitor.