Consider a 12nF capacitor and a 2nF capacitor wired in parallel with a battery. Calculate the voltage of the battery if the combined charge on both capacitor plates is 70nC. A- 35.0V B- 5.0V C- 5.8V D- 9.8x10^-16 V
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The formula for capacitance in parallel is: C_total = C1 + C2 where C1 and C2 are the capacitances of the two capacitors. Plugging in the values, we get: C_total = 12nF + 2nF = 14nF Show more…
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