A 5.50-V battery is connected across two capacitors,  CA = 14.5 µF  and  CB = 1.5 µF,  connected in series. (a) What is the equivalent capacitance of the two capacitors?   __µF (b) How much energy is stored by such an equivalent capacitor?   __J (c) What is the charge on each of the capacitors? QA =   __C QB =   __ C (d) How much energy is stored in each of the capacitors in this circuit? UA = __ J UB = __ J

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A 5.50-V battery is connected across two capacitors, 

CA = 14.5 µF

 and 

CB = 1.5 µF,

 connected in series.

(a) What is the equivalent capacitance of the two capacitors?
  __µF

(b) How much energy is stored by such an equivalent capacitor?
  __J

(c) What is the charge on each of the capacitors?
QA
=  
__C
QB
=  
__ C

(d) How much energy is stored in each of the capacitors in this circuit?
UA
=

__ J

UB
= __ J

 

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