When two or more different capacitors are connected in parallel across a potential source (battery), which of the following statements must be true? (There could be more than one correct choice.)

A) The potential difference across each capacitor is the same.
B) The capacitor with the largest capacitance has the largest potential difference across it.
C) The equivalent capacitance of the combination is less than the capacitance of any one of the capacitors.
D) Each capacitor carries the same amount of charge.
E) The capacitor with the largest capacitance has the most charge.


A, E

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