Four identical capacitors are connected in parallel to a battery that maintains a…
PHYSICS · Single correct · A Level · Physics · Fields and their consequences · Fields and their consequences
Problem
Four identical capacitors are connected in parallel to a battery that maintains a constant voltage V. A fifth identical capacitor is added in parallel while the battery remains connected. Which statement best describes the effect on the original four capacitors and on the equivalent capacitance of the network?
(a) The charge on each original capacitor decreases, and the equivalent capacitance increases.
(b) The charge on each original capacitor is unchanged, and the equivalent capacitance decreases.
(c) The charge on each original capacitor is unchanged, and the equivalent capacitance increases.
(d) The charge on each original capacitor increases, and the equivalent capacitance decreases.