Question

Assertion :If three capacitors of capacitance $C_1<C_2<C_3$ are connected in parallel then their equivalent capacitance $C_{parallel}>C_{series}$ Reason: $\frac{1}{C_{parallel}}=\frac{1}{C_1}+\frac{1}{C_2}+\frac{1}{C_3}$

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
• C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
• D. Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct

Answer 1

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

In parallel , capacitance will increase because, $C_{para}=C_1+C_2+C_3$ and$\frac{1}{C_{series}}=\frac{1}{C_1}+\frac{1}{C_2}+\frac{1}{C_3}$

So, $C_{para}>C_{series}$

Therefore, assertion is correct and reason is incorrect.