47. IE ••

(a) Three capacitors of equal capacitance are connected in parallel to a battery, and together they acquire a certain total charge Q from that battery. Will the charge on each capacitor be (1) Q, (2) 3Q, or (3) Q/3?

(b) Three capacitors of 0.25 μF each are connected in parallel to a 12-V battery. What is the charge on each capacitor?

(c) How much total charge was acquired from the battery?