Formula: Series Circuit of Capacitors Total charge Individual charges

$$\class{red}{Q} ~=~ \class{red}{Q_1} ~=~ \class{red}{Q_2} ~=~ \class{red}{Q_3} ~=~ ... ~=~ \class{red}{Q_n}$$ $$\class{red}{Q} ~=~ \class{red}{Q_1} ~=~ \class{red}{Q_2} ~=~ \class{red}{Q_3} ~=~ ... ~=~ \class{red}{Q_n}$$

Total charge

$$ \class{red}{Q} $$ Unit $$ \mathrm{C} $$

Electric charge is equal on all capacitors connected in series.

For example, if the charge $ \class{red}{Q_1} = 0.2 \, \mathrm{C} $ is stored on the first capacitor, then the same amount of charge is also stored on all other capacitors: $$ \class{red}{Q} ~=~ \class{red}{Q_1} ~=~ \class{red}{Q_2} ~=~ \class{red}{Q_3} ~=~ 0.2 \, \mathrm{C} $$

Individual charges

$$ \class{red}{Q_1}, \class{red}{Q_2}, \class{red}{Q_3},..., \class{red}{Q_n} $$ Unit $$ \mathrm{C} $$

$\class{red}{Q_1}$ is the charge on the first capacitor.
$ \class{red}{Q_2}$ is the charge on the second capacitor.
$ \class{red}{Q_3}$ is the charge on the third capacitor.
$ \class{red}{Q_n}$ is the charge on the $n$th capacitor.