Which of the following statements is NOT true about combinations of capacitors?

Question

Which of the following statements is NOT true about combinations of capacitors?

A) Capacitors in series will all store same amounts of charge

B) Capacitors in parallel will all have the same potential difference across their terminals

C) A capacitor can be made from two conductors of any shape and size as long as the conductors are not touching each other

D) The equivalent capacitance of two capacitors in series depends on the potential difference across the two

E) None of the above (all are true)

Explanation / Answer

A) It is true as when the capacitors are in series, same amount of charge flows through them.

B) This is also true as the capacitors in parallel have same potential difference across them, only charge is different in each of them.

C) This is also true.

D) This is not true,as equivalent capacitance in series depends on the individual capacitance of each capacitors only. And capacitance does not depend on the potential difference across the capacitor. Capacitance dependsonly on the shape and jeometry of the capacitor. So, this statement is not true.

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