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Three capacitors of capacitances 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 a 100 V 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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