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Capacitor Series vs Parallel Analysis

1) The document describes observations from simulations of capacitors in series and parallel circuits. 2) For capacitors in series, the equivalent capacitance is smaller than the smallest individual capacitance. The formula used is 1/Ceq = 1/C1 + 1/C2. 3) For capacitors in parallel, the equivalent capacitance is larger than the largest individual capacitance. The formula used is Ceq = C1 + C2.

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Capacitor Series vs Parallel Analysis

1) The document describes observations from simulations of capacitors in series and parallel circuits. 2) For capacitors in series, the equivalent capacitance is smaller than the smallest individual capacitance. The formula used is 1/Ceq = 1/C1 + 1/C2. 3) For capacitors in parallel, the equivalent capacitance is larger than the largest individual capacitance. The formula used is Ceq = C1 + C2.

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Capacitor in series

Observations:

When we click in Run/Stop, the simulation starts and stops. As we click start the circuit simulation starts.
The capacitor gets charged first. The circuit is DC in nature. After 5 seconds the current through the
capacitor almost becomes zero (nearly zero as it takes infinite time to reach exact zero) and the voltage
across the capacitor becomes equal to 5V (infinitely smaller than that as it takes infinite time to reach
exact 5V). As soon as we click on the switch, the capacitor starts discharging through the resistor and the
same phenomenon happens which happened during charging.

Observations and results:

1 1 1
= +
Ceq C 1 C2

C !=1 mF =1000 μF∧C 2=100 μF

1 1 1
= +
Ceq 1000 100

1000∗100
C eq= =90.909 μF
1100
Thus we can conclude that for series circuit, the equivalent capacitance is smaller than the smallest
individual capacitance.

Capacitor in parallel

Observations:

When we click in Run/Stop, the simulation starts and stops. As we click start the circuit simulation starts.
The capacitor gets charged first from 5V battery. The circuit is DC in nature. After 5 seconds the current
through the capacitor almost becomes zero (nearly zero as it takes infinite time to reach exact zero) and
the voltage across the capacitor becomes equal to 5V (infinitely smaller than that as it takes infinite time
to reach exact 5V). As soon as we click on the switch, the capacitor starts discharging through the
resistor and the same phenomenon happens which happened during charging.

Observations and results:

C eq=C 1 +C2

C !=100 μF∧C2 =100 μF

C eq=100+ 200

C eq=300 μF
Thus we can conclude that for parallel circuit, the equivalent capacitance is larger than the slargest
individual capacitance.

Series Capacitors: The charge is same in all the capacitors. The voltage difference is distributed inversely
proportional to the value of capacitance. The sum of voltage differences across all the capacitors is equal
to the source voltage. The equivalent capacitance is equal to the reciprocal of the sum of reciprocal of
individual capacitances.

Parallel Capacitors: The voltage is same across all capacitors. The charge is distributed proportional to
the value of capacitance. The sum of charges in all capacitors is equal to the charge through the source.
The equivalent capacitance is the equal to the summation of individual capacitance.

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