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133.
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 4.0microfarad.  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 parallel capacitors   Ctotal = C1  +  C2  +  C3 =  (2.0 + 3.0 + 4.0) microfarad= 9.0 microfarad

Each capacitor has the same voltage.

Q = CV = 2.0 x 10 -6 F x 3.0 V = 6.0 x 10 -6 C

The Correct Answer is C.