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JEE Main 27 August 2021, Shift 2, Physics Q9

Question 9 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 9 of 30, Section A.

Three capacitors C1=2 μFC_1=2\ \mu\mathrm{F}, C2=6 μFC_2=6\ \mu\mathrm{F} and C3=12 μFC_3=12\ \mu\mathrm{F} are connected as shown in figure. Find the ratio of the charges on capacitors C1C_1, C2C_2 and C3C_3 respectively :

The figure, in words

Circuit with nodes A (left) and B (right). Between A and B, an upper branch has capacitors C2 and C3 in series with a point D marked between them; a lower branch between A and B has capacitor C1. A source V (battery symbol) is connected across A and B through an outer loop below.
  1. (1)3:4:43:4:4
  2. (2)2:3:32:3:3
  3. (3)2:1:12:1:1
  4. (4)1:2:21:2:2Official answer

Official answer

Option 4

NTA final key.

Chapter
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
Topic
Parallel Plate Capacitors
Idea tested
Series and Parallel Combinations

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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. This question needs a figure we do not reproduce; it is described in words above. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.