Practice Problems
Resistors and Capacitors
Directions:
On this worksheet you will review the formulas and relationships for capacitors wired in series and in parallel and well as capacitors in DC circuits.
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Question 1
In the circuit shown below, the values for each capacitor are:
C
1
= 4 µF C
2
= 5 µF C
3
= 10 µF;
Based on these values, what would be the total capacitance of this combination?
This diagram is only referenced in Questions 1-4.
19.0 µF
1.8 µF
7.33 µF
3.16 µF
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Question 2
What is the charge on each plate of capacitor C
1
if the emf of the battery is 12 volts?
12.6 µC
3.80 µC
48.0 µC
37.9 µC
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Question 3
What is the voltage drop across capacitor C
3
?
9.5 volts
4.0 volts
4.7 volts
2.5 volts
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Question 4
What is the charge on capacitor C
2
?
12.6 µC
2.40 µC
25.3 µC
12.6 µC
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Question 5
What would be the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor where each plate has an area of 36 cm
2
and the plates are separated by 4 mm?
1.27 x 10
-9
F
9.83 x 10
-12
F
7.97 x 10
-12
F
3.98 x 10
-11
F
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Question 6
If the capacitor in Question #5 were to be charged by a 12-V battery, how much energy would be stored in the electric field between the capacitor's plates?
2.87 x 10
-9
Joules
9.56 x 10
-11
Joules
5.73 x 10
-10
Joules
7.08 x 10
-10
Joules
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Question 7
In the circuit shown below, R
1
has a resistance of 500 ohms, R
2
has a resistance of 1000 ohms, and the battery has an emf of 12 volts. What would be the voltage lost across R
1
when steady state currents have been achieved?
6.00 volts
12.0 volts
4.00 volts
6.00 volts
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Question 8
If the capacitor has a capacitance equal to 4 µF, how muc charge would be stored on its plates when steady-state conditions have been reached?
48.0 µC
32.0 µC
the charge cannot be determined
16.0 µC
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