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PhysicsCapacitorCircuit AnalysisMedium2 minPYQ_2026
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A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 'C' is connected to a battery and charged to a potential 'V'. Another capacitor of capacitance '' is charged to a potential ''. The charging battery is then disconnected and both the capacitors are connected in parallel to each other such that positive terminal of one is connected to negative terminal of the other. The final energy of the configuration is

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Answer:
C
Solution:

Initial charge on the first capacitor,

Initial charge on the second capacitor,

When connected in parallel with opposite polarities, the net charge is

Equivalent capacitance of the parallel combination is

Final energy of the configuration is given by

Substituting the values,

Answer:

Stream:MHT_CETSubject:PhysicsTopic:CapacitorSubtopic:Circuit Analysis
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