Chapter 6.3, Problem 2eT

Suppose that a different capacitor of smaller capacitance were connected to the battery and a single bulb in series.

1. Predict how the initial potential difference across the bulb compares to the initial potential difference across the bulb in part A.
2. Predict how the initial brightness of the bulb compares to the brightness of the single bulb in part A. Explain.
3. Predict how the final amount of charge on the capacitor would compare to the final amount of charge on the capacitor from part A.

Set up the circuit and check your predictions. If your prediction is in conflict with your observation, how can you account for your observation?