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  4. Five identical plates are connected across a battery as follows <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=image src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/physics/489ba996ce8b611259d915c02f635848-.png /> If the charge on plate 1 be +q, then the charges on the plates 2,3,4 and 5 are

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Q. Five identical plates are connected across a battery as follows
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If the charge on plate $1 be +q$, then the charges on the plates $2,3,4$ and 5 are

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Solution:

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Therefore,
$q_{2}=-2 q,\, q_{3}=+2 q$
$q_{4}=-2 q$ and $q_{5}=+q$