Answer to Question #306354 in Physics for mcc

Question

Two parallel plate capacitors C1 and C2 are arranged in parallel within a 10V circuit. If C1 stores 2C of charge and C2 stores 5C of charge, each over 3 seconds, what is the total capacitance of the circuit? 

a.) 0.7 F

b.) 2.4 F

c.) 1.8 F

d.) 0.2 F

Two capacitors are fully charged and connected in series in a circuit powered by a 10V battery. Find the charge stored.C1=6FC2=2F

a.) 80F

b.) 80C

c.) 15F

d.) 15C

_________ is created out of two metal plates and an insulating material called a dielectric. 

a.) An inductor

b.) A capacitor

c.) A variable resistor

d.) A fixed resistor

What happens to the charge in a capacitor during the discharging process? 

a.) I dont know

b.) Decreases over time

c.) Remains the same

d.) Increases over time

What is a capacitor? *

a.) A device for storing capacitance

b.) A device for storing charge.

c.) A device for storing energy.

d.) A device for storing p.d.

Answer 1

Two parallel plate capacitors C1 and C2 are arranged in parallel within a 10V circuit. If C1 stores 2C of charge and C2 stores 5C of charge, each over 3 seconds, what is the total capacitance of the circuit? 

Answer: a.) 0.7 F

Two capacitors are fully charged and connected in series in a circuit powered by a 10V battery. Find the charge stored.C1=6FC2=2F

Answer: d.) 15C

_________ is created out of two metal plates and an insulating material called a dielectric. 

Answer: b.) A capacitor

What happens to the charge in a capacitor during the discharging process? 

Answer: b.) Decreases over time

What is a capacitor?

Answer: b.) A device for storing charge.