Energy lost or final energy when charged capacitors are joined
This type of question, asked 4 times: 9 May 2023 S1, 10 May 2023 S1, 11 May 2024 S1, 19 Apr 2026 S1. All 4 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
9 May 2023 S1
49A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance is connected to a battery and charged to a potential difference . Another capacitor of capacitance is similarly charged to a potential difference . The charging battery is then disconnected and capacitors are connected in parallel to each other in such a way that positive terminal of one is connected to the negative terminal of the other. The final energy of the configuration isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
10 May 2023 S1
39Two identical capacitors have the same capacitance 'C'. One of them is charged to potential and other to . The negative ends of capacitors are connected together. When positive ends are also connected, the decrease in energy of the combined system isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
11 May 2024 S1
47Two identical capacitors have the same capacitance C. One of them is charged to a potential and the other to . The negative ends of the capacitors are connected together. When the positive ends are also connected, the decrease in energy of the combined system isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
19 Apr 2026 S1
125A 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 isTap an option to check your answer.