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Three capacitors of capacitance 1.0,2.0 and $5.0 \mu \mathrm{F}$ are connected in series to a $10 \mathrm{V}$ source. The potential difference across the $2.0 \mu \mathrm{F}$ capacitor is
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Options:
  • A $\frac{100}{17} \mathrm{V}$
  • B $\frac{20}{17} \mathrm{v}$
  • C $\frac{50}{17} \mathrm{V}$
  • D $10 \mathrm{V}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\frac{50}{17} \mathrm{V}$


When the capacitors are connected in series, the resultant capacitance of combination
$$
\frac{1}{C}=\frac{1}{C_{1}}+\frac{1}{C_{2}}+\frac{1}{C_{3}}
$$
$$
\begin{array}{l}
=\frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{5}=\frac{17}{10} \\
C=\frac{10}{17} \mu \mathrm{F}
\end{array}
$$
The charge will be same on all the capacitors in series
$$
Q=C V=\frac{10}{17} \times 10=\frac{100}{17}
$$
The potential difference across $2.0 \mu \mathrm{F}$ capacitor
$$
V^{*}=\frac{Q}{C}=\frac{100 / 17}{2}=\frac{50}{17} \text { volt}
$$

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