A parallel circuit is sometimes called a current divider because current splits up among all the resistors in the parallel circuit. In addition, the current through the branches is inversely proportional to the resistance of the branch. If the resistance in each branch is kept constant but the voltage is decreased, the current will decrease.
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Explanation:
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A two parallel-plate capacitor has a capacitance of

where

A = area of the plates = 
d = separation of the plates

We need to compute C. We'll use the circuit parameters for that. The reactance of a capacitor is given by

where w is the angular frequency

Solving for C

The reactance can be found knowing the total impedance of the circuit:

Where R is the resistance,
. Solving for Xc

The magnitude of the impedance is computed as the ratio of the rms voltage and rms current

The rms current is the peak current Ip divided by
, thus


Now collect formulas

Or, equivalently



The capacitance is now

The radius of the plates is

The separation between the plates is



The bowling ball is at rest, so it only has gravitational potential energy.
Ug = mgy
Ug = (2)(9.8)(40) = 784 J
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