Question

Two capacitors connected in parallel having the capacities $C_{1}$and $C_{2}$ are given $'q'$ charge, which is distributed among them. The ratio of the charge on $C_{1}$and $C_{2}$ will be

• A. (a) $\frac{C_{1}}{C_{2}}$
• A. (b) $\frac{C_{2}}{C_{1}}$
• A. (c) $C_{1}C_{2}$
• A. (d) $\frac{1}{C_{1}C_{2}}$

Answer 1

(a)

Sol. In parallel combination$V_{1} = V_{2}$or $\frac{q_{1}}{C_{1}} = \frac{q_{2}}{C_{2}}$ ⇒ $\frac{q_{1}}{q_{2}} = \frac{C_{1}}{C_{2}}$