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AP Physics C: E&M
10.3 Capacitors
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Three capacitors connected in series with a battery of potential difference V_0.
Three capacitors connected in series with a battery of potential difference V_0.
Three initially uncharged capacitors of capacitance \(C\), \(2C\), and \(3C\) are connected in series across an ideal battery of potential difference \(V_0\). Let \(\Delta V_1\), \(\Delta V_2\), and \(\Delta V_3\) represent the steady-state potential differences across capacitors \(C\), \(2C\), and \(3C\), respectively, and let \(U_1\), \(U_2\), and \(U_3\) represent their respective stored electrostatic energies.

Which of the following correctly ranks the potential differences and stored electrostatic energies for the three capacitors?

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