Four capacitors of equal capacity have an equivalent capacitance $C_{1}$ when connected in series and an equivalent capacitance $C_{2}$ when connected in parallel. The ratio $\frac{C_{2}}{C_{1}}$ is:

  • A
    $4$
  • B
    $12$
  • C
    $16$
  • D
    $8$

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