.. 2.3

Measuring Capacitance of a parallel combination
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**Objective**

Measuring the capacitance of a parallel combination
of capacitors.

.. image:: schematics/cap-parallel.svg
	   :width: 300px

**Procedure for two capacitors**

-  Connect both capacitors between IN1 and Ground.
-  Click on “Capacitance on IN1” . Should not touch the capacitor while
   measuring

**Discussion**

For parallel combination, the effective capacitance is given by
:math:`C = C_1 + C_2 + ⋯`.
