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Three capacitors with capacitances of `1muF, 2muF and 3muF` are connected in series. Each capacitor gets punctured, if a potential difference just exceeding 100 volt is applied. If the group is connected across 220 volt circuit then the capacitor most likely to puncture first is

A

capacitance `1 mu F`

B

capacitance `2 mu F `

C

capacitance ` 3 mu F `

D

capacitance ` 1mu F (or) 2 mu F (or) 3 mu F `

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