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title: Combining Capacitors
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## Part 1

What is the maximum capacitance you can get by connecting {{params.n }} {{params.c }} $\rm\ \mu\textrm{F}$ capacitors?

### Answer Section

Please enter a numeric value.

## Part 2

What is the minimum capacitance you can get using the same capacitors?

### Answer Section

Please enter a numeric value.

## Attribution

Problem is from the [OpenStax University Physics Volume 2](https://openstax.org/details/books/university-physics-volume-2) textbook, licensed under the [CC-BY 4.0 license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).<br>![Image representing the Creative Commons 4.0 BY license.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/firasm/bits/master/by.png)