University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 24 - Capacitance and Dielectrics - Problems - Exercises - Page 810: 24.22

Answer

$C_{new} = 57 \mathrm{~\mu F} $

Work Step by Step

Capacitors $12 \mathrm{~\mu F}$ and $6 \mathrm{~\mu F}$ are in series, therefore their equivalent capacitor is given by $$\dfrac{1}{{C}'} = \dfrac{1}{12\mathrm{~\mu F} } + \dfrac{1}{6 \mathrm{~\mu F} } = 0.25 $$ Take the reciprocal $$ {C}' = 4 \mathrm{~\mu F}$$ ${C}'$, $11 \mathrm{~\mu F}$ and the new capacitor $C_{new}$ are in parallel where their equivalent capacitance is calculated by $$ {C}'' = 11 \mathrm{~\mu F} + C_{new} + {C}' = 15 \mathrm{~\mu F} +C_{new} $$ This combination $ {C}''$ is in series with $9 \mathrm{~\mu F} $ and their equivalent in series is $ {C}''' = 8 \mathrm{~\mu F} $ and we could get $C_{new}$ in the next \begin{gather*} \dfrac{1}{{C}''' } = \dfrac{1}{9 \mathrm{~\mu F} } + \dfrac{1}{15 \mathrm{~\mu F} +C_{new}}\\ \dfrac{1}{15 \mathrm{~\mu F} +C_{new}} = \dfrac{1}{{C}''' } - \dfrac{1}{9 \mathrm{~\mu F} } \\ \dfrac{1}{15 \mathrm{~\mu F} +C_{new}} = \dfrac{1}{72 \mathrm{~\mu F} }\\ 15 \mathrm{~\mu F} +C_{new} = 72 \mathrm{~\mu F} \\ \boxed{C_{new} = 57 \mathrm{~\mu F} } \end{gather*}
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