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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Electric potential and capacitance
  • JEE Mains 2016
  • Hard
  • MCQ

Figure shows a network of capacitors where the numbers indicates capacitances in micro Farad. The value of capacitance \(C\) if the equivalent capacitance between point \(A\) and \(B\) is to be \(1\,\mu F\) is 

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(A) \(\frac{{32}}{{23}}\,\mu F\)

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Capacitors \(2\, \mu \mathrm{F}\) and \(2\, \mu \mathrm{F}\) are parallel, their equivalent \(=4\, \mu \mathrm{F}\)

\(6 \,\mu \mathrm{F}\) and \(12\, \mu \mathrm{F}\) are in series, their equivalent \(=4\, \mu \mathrm{F}\)

Now \(4 \,\mu F(2 \text { and } 2\, \mu F)\) and \(8\, \mu F\) in series

\(=\frac{3}{8}\, \mu F\)

And \(4\, \mu \mathrm{F}(12 \& 6\, \mu \mathrm{F})\) and \(4\, \mu \mathrm{F}\) in parallel \(=4+4=8\, \mu \mathrm{F}\)

\(8\, \mu \mathrm{F}\) in series with \(1\, \mu \mathrm{F}=\frac{1}{8}+1 \Rightarrow \frac{8}{9}\, \mu \mathrm{F}\)

Now \(C_{e q}=\frac{8}{9}+\frac{8}{3}=\frac{32}{9}\)

\(C_{eq}\) of circuit \(=\frac{32}{9}\)

With \(C-\frac{1}{C_{e q}}=\frac{1}{C}+\frac{9}{32}=1 \Rightarrow C=\frac{32}{23}\)

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