Respuesta :
A capacitor with a very large capacitance is in series with a capacitor
that has a very small capacitance.
The capacitance of the series combination is slightly smaller than the
capacitance of the small capacitor. (choice-C)
The capacitance of a series combination is
       1 / (1/A + 1/B + 1/C + 1/D + .....) .
If you wisk, fold, knead, and mash that expression for a while,
you find that for only two capacitors in series, (or 2 resistors or
two inductors in parallel), the combination is  Â
       (product of the 2 individuals) / (sum of the individuals) .
In this problem, we have a humongous one and a tiny one.
Let's call them 1000 and 1 .
Then the series combination is
      (1000 x 1) / (1000 + 1)
    =    (1000) / (1001)
    =     0.999 000 999 . . .Â
which is smaller than the smaller individual.
It'll always be that way.  Â
that has a very small capacitance.
The capacitance of the series combination is slightly smaller than the
capacitance of the small capacitor. (choice-C)
The capacitance of a series combination is
       1 / (1/A + 1/B + 1/C + 1/D + .....) .
If you wisk, fold, knead, and mash that expression for a while,
you find that for only two capacitors in series, (or 2 resistors or
two inductors in parallel), the combination is  Â
       (product of the 2 individuals) / (sum of the individuals) .
In this problem, we have a humongous one and a tiny one.
Let's call them 1000 and 1 .
Then the series combination is
      (1000 x 1) / (1000 + 1)
    =    (1000) / (1001)
    =     0.999 000 999 . . .Â
which is smaller than the smaller individual.
It'll always be that way.  Â