JAMB Physics 2024 Paper

Concept:Use series and parallel capacitance rules to reduce the network to one equivalent capacitor.Explanation:The top and bottom capacitors, each of value $C$, are in parallel.Their equivalent capacitance is $C + C = 2C$.The two middle capacitors are in series, so their equivalent is $\frac{C \times C}{C + C} = \frac{C}{2}$.The two equivalent branches are in parallel with each other.Thus, total equivalent capacitance is $2C + \frac{C}{2} = \frac{5C}{2}$.Answer:A. $\frac{5}{2}C$