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PHY 102 Test Compilation PHY 102 18 Objective Question
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Question

When three capacitors are joined in series, the total capacitance is?
Options
A Equal to the sum of the capacitances
B Less than the value of the minimum capacitance
Correct Answer
C Greater than the value of the maximum capacitance
D No correct option
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

For series capacitors, 1/C_eq = 1/C1 + 1/C2 + 1/C3, which always makes C_eq smaller than the smallest individual capacitor.

Hint

Series capacitance behaves like parallel resistance — the total is always less than the smallest component.

Question Info

Course: PHY 102
Topic: Test Compilation PHY 102 18
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1172 of 1819
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