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In the figure is shown a system of four capacitors connected across a 10 V battery. The charge that will flow from switch S when it is closed is:

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Options:
  • A Zero
  • B 20 μC from a to b
  • C 5 μC from b to a
  • D 5 μC from a to b
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 5 μC from b to a

Finally when switch is closed, 



q1=2×5=10 μC

q2=3×5=15 μC

The total charge on dotted region =q2-q1

=15-10=5 μC

Charge 5 μC flows from b to a

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