Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 25 - Capacitance - Problems - Page 744: 64b

Answer

The charge on capacitor 4 is $~~12~\mu C$

Work Step by Step

The equivalent capacitance of $C_2, C_3,$ and $C_4$ in parallel is $4.0~\mu F+4.0~\mu F+4.0~\mu F = 12~\mu F$ The equivalent capacitance of $C_5$ and $C_6$ in parallel is $6.0~\mu F+6.0~\mu F = 12~\mu F$ We can find the equivalent capacitance of all the capacitors: $\frac{1}{C_{eq}} = \frac{1}{6.0~\mu F}+\frac{1}{12~\mu F}+\frac{1}{12~\mu F}$ $\frac{1}{C_{eq}} = \frac{2}{12~\mu F}+\frac{1}{12~\mu F}+\frac{1}{12~\mu F}$ $C_{eq} = 3.0~\mu F$ We can find the charge stored on $C_{eq}$: $q = C_{eq}~V$ $q = (3.0~\mu F)(12~V)$ $q = 36~\mu C$ Note that this is the total charge stored on $C_2, C_3,$ and $C_4$ Since $C_2 = C_3 = C_4$, by symmetry, each capacitor stores one third of the charge. The charge on capacitor 4 is $~~12~\mu C$
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