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Two capacitors of very different values are connected in series across an alternating supply. Most of the voltage appears across

  • A.neither
  • B.whichever has the larger leakage resistance
  • C.the smaller capacitance
  • D.the larger capacitance

Answer: C

The same current, and therefore the same charge, passes through both, so the voltages divide inversely with the capacitances and the smaller one takes almost all of it. On a direct supply the long-term division would instead be settled by the ratio of the leakage resistances, which is a quite different calculation.

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