When several capacitors are connected in a series combination, the reciprocal of the equivalent capacitance is the sum of the reciprocals of the individual capacitances When several capacitors are connected in a parallel combination, the equivalent capacitance is the sum of the individual capacitances

The capacitance of a capacitor is a parameter that tells us how much charge can be stored in the capacitor per unit potential difference between its plates. When a network of capacitors contains a combination of series and parallel connections, we identify the series and parallel networks, and compute their equivalent capacitances step by step until the entire network…

capacitance — amount of charge stored per unit volt. parallel combination — components in a circuit arranged with one side of each component connected to one side of the circuit and the other sides of the components connected to the other side of the…. capacitance of a capacitor — a parameter that tells us how much charge can be stored in the capacitor per unit potential difference between its plates. series combination — components in a circuit arranged in a row one after the other in a circuit.