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I have four capacitors with capacitances C1, C2, C3, and C4 connected in series. To save...

I have four capacitors with capacitances C1, C2, C3, and C4 connected in series. To save space I replace them with a single capacitor that has the same equivalent capacitance C as the four capacitors together. Which of the following is true?

A. C>C1

B. C<C2

C. C=C3

D. Not enough information to answer.

2. The role of a resistor in the circuit is to

A. Convert kinetic energy of the electrons to thermal energy

B. Convert thermal energy to kinetic energy of the electrons

C.Store energy as electrical potential energy

D. Convert chemical energy to kinetic energy of the electrons.

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