Objective
To study and compare the behavior of capacitors in
parallel and series combination.Capacitor and capacitance
Capacitor is an electrical device that can store energy in the electric
field between a pair of closely spaced conductors(called 'plates'). When
current is applied to the capacitor, electric charges of equal magnitude,
but opposite polarity, build up on each plate. Capacitors are used in
electrical circuits as energy-storage devices.
Capacitance is ability of a conductor to store electric charge or energy is
known as electrical capacitance of the conductor.
when a charge is given to a conductor, it is raised to certain potential.
More the charge on the conductor, higher is it’s potential.
Q « V where Q's the charge given to the conductor and V is it’s
electric potential
Q=CV, where C is the constant of proportionality called capacitance
c=Q/V
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the potential of the charged conductor falls. To raise the conductor
initial potential, more charges can be added.
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the right side of capacitor Cs, the right plate gets negatively
charged. This negatively charged plate induces +ve chare on the
opposite plate (left plate).
Hence the right plate of C2 gets same charge as the same amount
of electrons have moved from C2 right plate to the C; left plate.
Hence same amount of charge in each capacitor.
Potential across each capacitor is different.
This can be explained by a simple analogy :
Suppose there is a stationary source charge and few charges near it, the charge closer to source
would be at higher potential than the one away from source. If you draw a line from the source, at
each point there will be a different potential. See the illustration below for better understanding.
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across each capacitor in case of parallel. Q=Q:+Q:+Q3 =CpV
As current flows, the charge is being CpV = VC, +VC, +VC3
distributed in the three wires connected Cp= C, +Cz +C3
to parallel capacitors.
Hence charge in each capacitor is
different in parallel combination
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Cs =(C, +C, +C3) / (Ci C2 C3)
Hence, it is self explanatory that Cp > Cs .
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