You are provided with three identical capacitors, each of capacitance 'C'. If is equivalent…
You are provided with three identical capacitors, each of capacitance 'C'.
If $C_{p}$ is equivalent capacitance when they are connected in parallel and $C_{s}$ is equivalent capacitance when they are connected in series, calculate the ratio $\frac{C_{s}}{C_{p}}$.
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For three identical capacitors each of capacitance $C$:
When connected in parallel:
$C_{p} = C + C + C = 3C$
When connected in series:
$\frac{1}{C_{s}} = \frac{1}{C} + \frac{1}{C} + \frac{1}{C} = \frac{3}{C} \implies C_{s} = \frac{C}{3}$
Ratio $\frac{C_{s}}{C_{p}}$:
$\frac{C_{s}}{C_{p}} = \frac{C / 3}{3C} = \frac{1}{9}$
Final answer: 1/9
Final answer: 1/9
From ISC 2026 Physics Paper 1, question 3.