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Three capacitors of 10,15 and 30 `muF` are connected in series and on this combination a potential difference of 60 V is applied. Calculate the charge, potential difference and energy stored on each capacitor.

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`q_(1)=q_(2)=q_(3)=3xx10^(-4)C,V_(1)=30V,V_(2)=20V,V_(3)=10V, U_(1)=4.5xx10^(-3)J,U_(2)=3.0xx10^(-3)J,U_(3)=1.5xx10^(-3)J`
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