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Three capacitors of capacitances `3muF,9muF` and `18muF` are connected once in series and then in parallel. The ratio of equivalent capacitance in the two cases `(C_S)/(C_P)`will be

A

`1:15`

B

`15:1`

C

`1:1`

D

`1:3`

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