{"id":19089,"date":"2024-04-15T05:34:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=19089"},"modified":"2024-04-15T05:34:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:34:49","slug":"the-total-capacitance-of-a-series-capacitor-circuit-is-a-equal-to-the-sun-of-the-individual-capacitive-reactance-values-b-equal-to-the-sum-of-the-individual-capacitance-values-c-equal-to-the-sourc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-total-capacitance-of-a-series-capacitor-circuit-is-a-equal-to-the-sun-of-the-individual-capacitive-reactance-values-b-equal-to-the-sum-of-the-individual-capacitance-values-c-equal-to-the-sourc\/","title":{"rendered":"The total capacitance of a series capacitor circuit is: A. equal to the sun of the individual capacitive-reactance values B. equal to the sum of the individual capacitance values C. equal to the source voltage divided by total current D. less than the value of the smallest capacitor E. None of the above"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6abed91bdc519\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    equal to the sun of the individual capacitive-reactance values                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    equal to the sum of the individual capacitance values                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    equal to the source voltage divided by total current                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    less than the value of the smallest capacitor E. 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The total capacitance of a series capacitor circuit is equal to the sum of the individual capacitance values. This is because the capacitors in a series circuit share the same current, and the total charge stored in the circuit is equal to the sum of the charges stored in each capacitor.<\/p>\n<p>Option A is incorrect because the capacitive reactance of a capacitor is inversely proportional to its capacitance. 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