Free Printable Capacitors in series and in parallel

1.

The circuit in the diagram contains two capacitors connected in parallel. What is the total capacitance of the circuit?

a)

100 $\mu F$

b)

65 $\mu F$

c)

35 $\mu F$

d)

30 $\mu F$

2.

The circuit in the diagram contains capacitors connected in series and in parallel. The total capacitance of the circuit is 36 µF.What is the capacitance 𝐶?

a)

9 $\mu F$

b)

12 $\mu F$

c)

15 $\mu F$

d)

17 $\mu F$

3.

The circuit in the diagram contains two capacitors connected in series. The total capacitance of the circuit is 12 µF.What is the capacitance 𝐶?

a)

19 $\mu F$

b)

21 $\mu F$

c)

16 $\mu F$

d)

13 $\mu F$

4.

The circuit in the diagram contains two capacitors connected in parallel. The total capacitance of the circuit is 240 µF.What is the capacitance 𝐶?

a)

33 $\mu F$

b)

77 $\mu F$

c)

95 $\mu F$

d)

105 $\mu F$

5.

The circuit in the diagram contains two capacitors connected in series. What is the total capacitance of the circuit? Answer to the nearest microfarad.

a)

46 $\mu F$

b)

109 $\mu F$

c)

94 $\mu F$

d)

35 $\mu F$

6.

The circuit in the diagram contains capacitors connected in series and in parallel. What is the total capacitance of the circuit? Give your answer to the nearest microfarad.

a)

67 $\mu F$

b)

72 $\mu F$

c)

85 $\mu F$

d)

94 $\mu F$

7.

Two capacitors, $C_1$ and $C_2$ ,are connected in series, where $C_1>C_2$ .Which of the following statements correctly relates the total capacitance, $C_{total}$ ,to $C_1$ and $C_2$ ?

a)

$C_{total}=C_1+C_2$

b)

$C_{total}=C_1\times C_2$

c)

$C_1<C_{total}<C_2$

d)

$C_{total}<C_1<C_2$

8.

Two capacitors, $C_1$ and $C_2$ ,are connected in parallel, where $C_1>_{ }C_2$ .Which of the following statements correctly relates the total capacitance, $C_{total}$ , to $C_1$ and $C_2$ ?

a)

$C_1=C_{total}-C_2$

b)

$C_{total}=C_1\times C_2$

c)

$C_2<C_{total}<C_1$

d)

$C_{total}=\frac{C_1}{C_2}$

9.

The circuit shown in the diagram contains capacitors connected in series and in parallel. The 65 µF capacitor is moved to be in series with the 55 µF capacitor. By how much does the total capacitance of the circuit change?

a)

10 $\mu F$

b)

15 $\mu F$

c)

20 $\mu F$

d)

25 $\mu F$

10.

A 135 µF capacitor and a 264 µF capacitor can be combined either in series or in parallel. Find the ratio of the total capacitance in parallel to the total capacitance in series. Give your answer to two decimal places.

a)

7,74

b)

4,74

c)

7,74

d)

4,47

Capacitors in series and in parallel

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

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