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The total capacitance of several capacitors in parallel is the sum of the individual capacitances for which of the following reasons?

The charge on each capacitor depends on its capacitance, but the potential difference across each is the same.
The charge is the same on each capacitor, but the potential difference across each capacitor depends on its capacitance.
Equivalent capacitance is always greater than the largest capacitance.
Capacitors in a circuit always combine like resistors in series.
The parallel combination increases the effective separation of the plates.