If three unequal capacitors are connected in series, what can we say about the equivalent capacitance of these capacitors? It is greater than any of the individual capacitances. It is less than any of the individual capacitances.

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If three unequal capacitors are connected in series, what can we
say about the equivalent capacitance of these capacitors?
It is greater than any of the individual capacitances.
It is less than any of the individual capacitances.
It is somewhere between the largest and smallest capacitances.
We can't determine anything without knowing the values of the
individual capacitances.
Transcribed Image Text:If three unequal capacitors are connected in series, what can we say about the equivalent capacitance of these capacitors? It is greater than any of the individual capacitances. It is less than any of the individual capacitances. It is somewhere between the largest and smallest capacitances. We can't determine anything without knowing the values of the individual capacitances.
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When the three capacitors are connected in series, the equivalent capacitance is 

1Cequivalent=1C1+1C2+1C3

where Cequivalent is the equivalent capacitance, C1, C2 and C3 are the three capacitance. 

1Cequivalent=C2C3+C1C3+C1C2C1C2C3Cequivalent=C1C2C3C2C3+C1C3+C1C2

 

 

 

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