(i) Rank the following five capacitors from greatest to smallest capacitance, noting any cases of equality. (Use only ">" or "=" symbols. Do not include any parentheses around the letters or symbols.) (a) a 20-uF capacitor with a 4-V potential difference between its plates (b) a 30-µF capacitor with charges of magnitude 90 µC on each plate (c) a capacitor with charges of magnitude 80 uC on its plates, differing by 2 V in potential (d) a 10-µF capacitor storing energy 125 µ) (e) a capacitor storing energy 250 µ) with a 10-V potential difference

(i) Rank the following five capacitors from greatest to smallest capacitance, noting any cases of equality. (Use only ">" or "=" symbols. Do not include any parentheses around the letters or symbols.) (a) a 20-uF capacitor with a 4-V potential difference between its plates (b) a 30-µF capacitor with charges of magnitude 90 µC on each plate (c) a capacitor with charges of magnitude 80 uC on its plates, differing by 2 V in potential (d) a 10-µF capacitor storing energy 125 µ) (e) a capacitor storing energy 250 µ) with a 10-V potential difference

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