When capacitors are connected in series, the equivalent capacitance is ___________ each individual capacitance.(a) Greater than(b) Less then(c) Equal to(d) Insufficient data providedThe question was asked during a job interview.My question is taken from Capacitors in Series topic in division Capacitance and Capacitors of Basic Electrical Engineering

When capacitors are connected in series, the equivalent capacitance is

1.	When capacitors are connected in series, the equivalent capacitance is ___________ each individual capacitance.(a) Greater than(b) Less then(c) Equal to(d) Insufficient data providedThe question was asked during a job interview.My question is taken from Capacitors in Series topic in division Capacitance and Capacitors of Basic Electrical Engineering
Answer» The CORRECT answer is (b) Less then For EXPLANATION I would say: When capacitors are CONNECTED in series, the equivalent capacitance is: 1/Ctotal=1/C1+1/C2. Since we find the reciprocals of the SUM of the reciprocals, the equivalent capacitance is less than the individual capacitance values.

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