capacitance!!!!?

Question

three capacitors of 1.5, 2.0, and 5.0 uF are joined together in parallel. What is their equivalent capacitance?

could you help me? thanx

Answer 1

Ok, just remember this :

In parallel, the equivalent capacitance is :

Ceq = C1 + C2 + C3

in series, the equivalent capacitance is :

1 / Ceq = 1 / C1 + 1 / C2 + 1 / C3

In your problem, the capacitors are in parallel, so :

Ceq = 1.5 +2 +5 = 8.5 uF

Hope that helped

Answer 2

They are added algebraically, so 1.5+2.0+5.0 = 8.5uF.