Question
Given a battery, how would you connect two capacitors, in series or in parallel for them to store the greater (i) total charge (ii) total energy?
Solution
Parallel capacitance is given by CP=C1+C2
Series capacitance is given by
CP > Cs as seen from above equations. ..... (1)
i) Total charge in the capacitor is given by Q=CV
from (1), parallel combination is required for storing greater charge.
ii) Total energy stored in the capacitor is given by
From (1), parallel combination of capacitors is required for storing greater energy.
Series capacitance is given by
CP > Cs as seen from above equations. ..... (1)
i) Total charge in the capacitor is given by Q=CV
from (1), parallel combination is required for storing greater charge.
ii) Total energy stored in the capacitor is given by
From (1), parallel combination of capacitors is required for storing greater energy.
