How should you connect a 4 μF capacitor and an 8 μF capacitor so that the 4 μF capacitor has a greater potential difference across it than the 8 μF capacitor? either series or parallel O series O neither series nor parallel O parallel

How should you connect a 4 μF capacitor and an 8 μF capacitor so that the 4 μF capacitor has a greater potential difference across it than the 8 μF capacitor? either series or parallel O series O neither series nor parallel O parallel

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Chapter8: Capacitance

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Problem 31P: A 4.00-pF is connected in series with an 8.00-pF capacitor and a 400-V potential difference is...

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a greater potential difference across it than the 8 μF capacitor?
either series or parallel
series
neither series nor parallel
O parallel

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