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Examples: Capacitors in Circuits

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>>frame round<< Example 1:

Capacitors of 1µF and 2.2µF are connected in '''series'''.

Determine the effective capacitance of the circuit. >><<

>>id=example1 class=question margin=10px frame round<< Using "product over sum" gives:

C = (C'_1_' x C'_2_') / (C'_1_' + C'_2_')

thus C = (1 x 2.2) / (1 + 2.2) µF

therefore C = 2.2 / 3.2 = 0.69µF >><<

>>frame round<< Example 2:

Capacitors of 2.2µF, 3.3µF and 4.7µF are connected in '''parallel'''.

Determine the effective capacitance of the circuit. >><<

>>id=example2 class=question margin=10px frame round<< The effective capacitance will be given by:

C = C'_1_' + C'_2_' + C'_3_' = 2.2 + 3.3 + 4.7 = 10.2 µF >><<(:nl:)(:table style="clear:both":)

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