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Three capacitors of capacitance `2 pF, 3 pF and 4 pF` are connected in parallel. (a) what is the total capacitance of the combination ? (b) Determine the charge on each capacitor, If the combination is connected to 100V supply.

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(a) 9 pF
(b) `2 xx 10^(-10) C, 3 xx 10^(-10) C, 4 xx 10^(-10) C`
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