Electrostatics Question 541
Question: 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 [MP Board 1988; MH CET 2001]
Options:
A) 2 : 1
B) 1 : 2
C) 4 : 1
D) 1 : 4
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ C _{1}=2C $ and $ C _{2}=C/2, $ so $ C _{1}/C _{2}=4:1 $
