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Assuming that the capacitors are uncharged initially, find the charge on each capacitor in steady state.

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In steady state current through the capacitor is zero. The two resistors are in series and the equivalent resistance is 9 Ω. Current through the combination is i=VR=9 V9 Ω=1 A
The potential across 3 Ω resistor =1 A×3 Ω=3 V
This is the potential across the 3 μF capacitor.
So charge in the 3 μF capacitor is Q=CV=3μF×3V=9 μC
Similarly, potential across 6 Ω is 6 V and this is available across 6 μF capacitor.
So charge in the 6 μF capacitor is Q=CV=6 μF×6V=36 μC

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