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75: a) We are to show the transformation from one circuit to the other:

q1  q 3 q 2  q3
From Circuit 1: Vac  and Vbc  , where q 3 is derived from
Cy Cx
Vab :
q3 q  q3 q2  q3 CxC y C z  q1 q  q q 
Vab   1   q3    2   K 1  2 
Cz Cy Cx Cx  C y  Cz C   
 y Cx   C y Cx 
q1 q  q2  1 1  1
From Circuit 2: Vac   1  q1     q 2 and
C1 C3  C1 C 3  C3
q2 q  q2 1  1 1 
Vbc   1  q1  q 2   .
C2 C3 C3  C 2 C 3 
Setting the coefficients of the charges equal to each other in matching potential
equations from the two circuits results in three independent equations relating the two
sets of capacitances. The set of equations are:
1 1  1 1  1 1  1 1 
 and
1

1
.
 1  ,  1 
C1 Cy  KC y 
KCx  C2 Cx   KC y KC x  C KC C
 3 y x

From these, subbing in the expression for K , we get:

C1  (C xC y  C y C z  C z C x ) C x .
C2  (C xC y  C y C z  C z C x ) C y .
C3  (C xC y  C y C z  C z C x ) C z .
 
b) Using the transformation of part (a) we have:

  Where C1  126 μF, C2  28 μF, C3  42 μF, C4  42 μF, C5  147 μF, and

C6  32 μF. Now the total equivalent capacitance is:
1
 1 1 1 1 1 
C eq  
 72 μF  126 μF  34.8 μF  147 μF  72 μF 
  14.0  F,
 
 where the 34 . 8 μ F comes from:
 1 1 
1
 1 1  
1

34.8 μF         
 .

 42 μF 32 μF   28 μF 42 μF
    
c) The circuit diagram can be re-drawn as shown on the next page. The overall
charge is given by:
Q  CeqV  (14.0 μF) (36 V)  Q  5.04  104 C.
And this is also the charge over the 72 μF capacitors.
5.04  104 C
 V72   7.0 V.
71  10 6 F

Next we will find the voltage over the numbered capacitors, and their associated voltages.
Then those voltages will be changed back into voltage of the original capacitors, and then
their charges.
QC1  QC5  Q72  5.04  10 4 C
5.04  104 C 5.04  104 C
 VC5   3. 43 V V
and C1   4.00 V.
147  10 6 F 126  10  6 F
 VC 2 C 4  VC3C8  (36.0  7.00  7.00  4.00  3.43) V  14.6 V.
 1 1
 1 1   1 1 
But C eq (C 2 C 4 )      16.8 F and C eq (C 3 C 6 )      18.2 F,
 C2 C4   C3 C6 
so:
QC 2  QC 4  VC 2 C 4 Ceq ( C 2 C 4 )  2.45  104 C,
QC 3  QC 6  VC 3C 6 Ceq ( C 3C 6 )  2.64  10  4 C.
QC 2 QC3 QC 4 QC 6
 VC 2   8.8 V, VC 3   6.3 V, VC 4   5.8 V, VC 6   8.3 V.
C2 C3 C4 C6
4
   Vac  VC1  VC 2  V18  13 V  Q18  C18V18  2.3  10 C.
Vab  VC1  VC 3  V27  10 V  Q27  C27V27  2.8  10 4 C.
Vcd  VC 4  VC 5  V28  9 V  Q28  C28V28  2.6  10 4 C.
Vbd  VC 5  VC 6  V21  12 V  Q21  C21V21  2.5  10 4 C.
Vbc  VC3  VC 2  V6  2.5 V  Q6  C6V6  1.5  10 5 C.