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Equivalent capacitance

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A single capacitance value that represents the combined effect of multiple capacitors in a circuit, allowing the collection to be analyzed as a single capacitor.

AP course connection

Topic 11.8: 11.8 Resistor-Capacitor (RC) Circuits

Unit 11