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Electric Capacitance, Energy of an Electric Field

Problem 3.124

Find the potential difference φAφB\varphi_{A}-\varphi_{B} between points AA and BB of the circuit shown in Fig. 3.26.3.26 .

Reveal Answer
φAφB=(C2E2C1E1)/(C1+C2+C3)\varphi_{A}-\varphi_{B}=\left(C_{2} \mathscr{E}_{2}-C_{1} \mathscr{E}_{1}\right) /\left(C_{1}+C_{2}+C_{3}\right)