Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 19 - DC Circuits - Problems - Page 554: 45

Answer

The ratio is 2 to 1.

Work Step by Step

The voltage across $C_1$ is the 10 V from the battery. The other two capacitors are identical and in series, so they each have 5 V across them (check: the total voltage across the pair is 10 V, as expected). $$\frac{V_1}{V_2}=\frac{10V}{5V}=2$$
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