A pair of 10 μf capacitors in a high-power laser are charged to 1.7 kv. you may want to review (pages 696 - 697). part a what charge is stored in each capacitor?

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Giovanni Wilkerson

10 April, 10:20

A pair of 10 μf capacitors in a high-power laser are charged to 1.7 kv. you may want to review (pages 696 - 697). part a what charge is stored in each capacitor?

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Elsa Kim · Answer 1

The equation for capacitors to look for the charge is Q=CV.

We are given 10 μF and 1.7 kV, so we know that C = 10 x 10^-6 F and V=1.7x10^3 V.

As an outcome, we can multiply those two numbers to get Q =.017C

Q = CV

Q = (10 x 10^-6 F) (1.7 x 10^3 V)

Q =.017 C