Two capacitors of and are connected in series with a third capacitor of unknown…

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Problem

Two capacitors of

4\,\mu\text{F}

and

6\,\mu\text{F}

are connected in series with a third capacitor of unknown capacitance

C_x

. If the equivalent capacitance of the combination is

2\,\mu\text{F}

, the value of

C_x

is (a)

3.33\,\mu\text{F}

(b)

2.5\,\mu\text{F}

(c)

12\,\mu\text{F}

(d)

1.09\,\mu\text{F}