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Grade 12Electric Current

a battery of 10 V is connected to a capacitor of 0.1 Farad. the battery is now removed and this capacitor is connected to a second uncharged capacitor.if the charge distributes equally on these capacitors.find the total energy stored in the two capacitors.further compare this energy with the initial energy stored in the capacitors..

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15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Sher Mohammad
12 Years ago
initial energy .5*.1*10^2=5 joule
when connected together voltages will become equal , ie 5 volts
final energy.5*.1*5^2+.5*.1*5^2= 2.5 joule

sher mohammad
b.tech, iit delhi