Find the total capacitance of the combination of capacitors shown in Figure 19.21. Assume the capacitances in Figure 19.21 are known to three decimal places (C₁ = 1.000 μF, C₂ = 5.000 μF, and C₃ = 8.000 μF), and round your answer to three decimal places.

Strategy

To find the total capacitance, we first identify which capacitors are in series and which are in parallel. Capacitors C₁ and C₂ are in series. Their combination, labeled C_s in the figure, is in parallel with C₃.

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강 1 µF 5 μF CJ e 8 μF C C3 (b) 8 μF Clot = C + Ca 이