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132.
The circuit to the right has a 3.0 volt  battery connected to capacitors with capacitances in order of 2.0 microfarad, 3.0 microfarad, and 4.0 microfarad.  What is the charge on the 2.0 microfarad capacitor?

A.   3.0 x 10 -8 C           C.   6.0 x 10 -6 C

B.   2.8 x 10 -6 C           D.   2.7 x 10 -5 C

For capacitors in series    
      

    1            1          1        1                         1
--------  =   ---   +  ---  +  ----  = --------------------------------------
Ctotal        C1       C2      C3      (2.0 + 3.0 + 4.0) microfarad

    
Ctotal =  0.92 microfarad

Q = CV = 0.92 x 10 -6 F x 3.0 v = 2.8 x 10 -6 Coulombs

All the capacitors in series have the same amount of charge.

The Correct Answer is B.