Question

You have a circuit that has two capacitors that are in parallel to each other in a circuit. The first capacitor is a parallel plate capacitor with a capacitance of 5.0 pF and an area of 200 mm

. The second capacitor is also a plate capacitor with a separation distance of 2 mm.
(a) Draw a circuit showing just a battery and the two capacitors.

Answer 1

The circuit diagram showing just a battery and the two capacitors is shown in the image attached.

How to draw the circuit showing just a battery and two capacitors?

The diagram showing just a battery two capacitors is sketched by applying the following method.

We will draw the capacitors in series, and also add a switch to the circuit. We will also add a battery in the circuit diagram; this is usually represented by a positive and negative sign.

The equivalent capacitance of two capacitors connected in series is given as;

1/C = 1/C₁ + 1/C₂

C = (C₁C₂)/(C₁ + C₂)

Thus, the circuit diagram showing just a battery and the two capacitors is shown in the image attached.