The given pair of capacitors in Figure P18.65 are fully charged by a 12.0-V battery. The battery is disconnected and the circuit closed. After 1.00 ms, how much charge remains on (a) the 3.00-μF capacitor? (b) The 2.00-μF capacitor? (c) What is the current in the resistor?FIGURE P18.65

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The given pair of capacitors in Figure P18.65 are fully charged by a 12.0-V battery. The battery is disconnected and the circuit closed. After 1.00 ms, how much charge remains on (a) the 3.00-μF capacitor? (b) The 2.00-μF capacitor? (c) What is the current in the resistor?

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Since the capacitors are connected in parallel, the equivalent capacitance here is

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The charge stored in the 3μF capacitor is

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The charge that remains in the 3μF capacitor can be obtained as

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