.In the given circuit, with steady current, the potential drop across the capacitor must be
Method I: In this, there will be no current flowing in branch B E in steady condition. Let I be the current flowing in the loop ABCDEFA. Applying Kirchhoff's law in the loop moving in anticlockwise direction starting from Applying Kirchhoff's law in the circuit A B E F / A we get on moving in anticlockwise direction starting from B
where
is the potential difference across capacitor
Method II
Let us consider A to be at 0V. Then points B, C and D will be at V, V and 2V, respectively. Let the current be flowing in the clockwise direction. Applying Kirchhoff's law in the outer loop, we get
. The minus sign here indicates that the current is in the opposite direction to what we have assumed. Applying Kirchhoff's law from A to E via B, we get
Again applying Kirchhoff's law from A to E via C, we get