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Electric Circuits

Question 1
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If two identical capacitors are connected in parallel across a constant voltage source, how does their combined capacitance compare to that of a single capacitor?

Question 2
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If a 5 μF capacitor is charged up to 10 V and then isolated, what is the energy stored in the capacitor?

Question 3
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In which scenario would the potential difference across the plates of an uncharged capacitor initially increase at the fastest rate?

Question 4
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What impact would doubling the separation distance between the plates of a capacitor have on its capacitance?

Question 5
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What unit is used to measure capacitance?

Question 6
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What is the time constant for a discharging RC circuit if 60% of the initial charge remains on the capacitor after 2 milliseconds?

Question 7
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What happens to the electric field between the plates of an isolated parallel plate capacitor when additional dielectric material fills entirely between them?

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Question 8
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Which component should be used if you want to store electric charge temporarily in an electrical circuit?

Question 9
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In an isolated parallel plate capacitor, if you increase the separation between plates, what happens to the capacitance?

Question 10
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In a series configuration of three capacitors with capacitances of C1C_{1}C1​, C2C_{2}C2​, and C3C_{3}C3​ respectively, which expression correctly represents the equivalent capacitance?