Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 21 - Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits - Conceptual Questions - Page 754: 17

Answer

Capacitors in parallel have the same difference of potential between their plates.

Work Step by Step

Capacitors in parallel have the same difference of potential between their plates. See figure 2-17 and note that each capacitor is connected across the same potential difference, $\epsilon$.
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