The number of ways one can arrange three identical capacitors to obtain distinct effective capacitances is

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The number of ways one can arrange three identical capacitors to obtain distinct effective capacitances is (A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 3

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There are only four possible arrangements (i) All three in series (ii) All three in parallel (iii) Two in series one in parallel (iv) One in series two in parallel

Q. The number of ways one can arrange three identical capacitors to obtain distinct effective capacitances is

8

6

4

3

There are only four possible arrangements (i) All three in series (ii) All three in parallel (iii) Two in series one in parallel (iv) One in series two in parallel

There are only four possible arrangements
(i) All three in series
(ii) All three in parallel
(iii) Two in series one in parallel
(iv) One in series two in parallel