This post answers the question “How do you calculate capacitors in series and parallel?”.
Let’s consider first the series combinaton of two capacitors like on the figure below.
![How do you calculate capacitors in series and parallel](https://www.student-circuit.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2020/01/scheme1-1.png)
The charge these two capacitors are storing is . At the same time , then or .
For the parallel connection of capacitors like on the figure below, we can conclude that and .
![How do you calculate capacitors in series and parallel](https://www.student-circuit.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2020/01/scheme2-1.jpg)
Then . And . Then .
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