When two or more capacitors are connected in series to a battery,

A)

the total voltage across the combination is the algebraic sum of the voltages across the individual capacitors.
B)

each capacitor carries the same amount of charge.
C)

the equivalent capacitance of the combination is less than the capacitance of any of the capacitors.
D)

all of the given answers
E)

none of the given answers


D

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