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
= 6 µF C
2
= 4 µF C
3
= 8 µF;
Based on these values, what would be the total capacitance of this combination?
This diagram is only referenced in Questions 1-4.
8.67 µF
18.0 µF
4.00 µF
1.8 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?
48.0 µC
3.00 µC
72.0 µC
16.0 µC
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Question 3
What is the voltage drop across capacitor C
3
?
4.0 volts
4.0 volts
4.0 volts
8.0 volts
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Question 4
What is the charge on capacitor C
2
?
3.00 µC
16.0 µC
16.0 µC
32.0 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 3 mm?
9.56 x 10
-10
F
1.06 x 10
-11
F
7.38 x 10
-12
F
5.31 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?
7.65 x 10
-10
Joules
5.31 x 10
-10
Joules
3.82 x 10
-9
Joules
1.27 x 10
-10
Joules
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Question 7
In the circuit shown below, R
1
has a resistance of 400 ohms, R
2
has a resistance of 800 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 6 µF, how muc charge would be stored on its plates when steady-state conditions have been reached?
72.0 µC
48.0 µC
the charge cannot be determined
24.0 µC
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