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The following figure shows a 9 V battery and 3 uncharged capacitors of capacitances C1=C2=C3=1μF. The switch is thrown to the right side until capacitor C1 is fully charged, then the switch is thrown to the left. The final charge on capacitor C2 is

PhysicsCapacitanceTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2022 (18 Jul Shift 1)
Options:
  • A 1 μC
  • B 2 μC
  • C 3 μC
  • D 4 μC
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 3 μC

Charge on capacitor C1

=C1×9=9 μC.

Now when the switch is thrown to the left side, charge distribution on left capacitors will be as given below,

For parallel combination along point A and B, potential drop across it will be same,

QC1=qC2+qC3Q=2q

Also, total charge in the branches will be equal to the initial charge on the capacitor C1. Therefore,

Q+q=9 μC2q+q=9 μCq=3 μC

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