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Question: Two capacitors of equal capacity are first connected in parallel and then in series. The ratio of th...

Two capacitors of equal capacity are first connected in parallel and then in series. The ratio of the total capacities in the two cases will be

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(a) 2 : 1

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(b) 1 : 2

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(c) 4 : 1

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(d) 1 : 4

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Solution

(c)

Sol. C1=2CC_{1} = 2C and C2=C/2,C_{2} = C/2, so C1/C2=4:1C_{1}/C_{2} = 4:1