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A capacitor of capacitance is charged to a potential and then connected to an uncharged capacitor of capacitance . The loss of energy in the process is

  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
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Correct answer: A

Solution

Initial energy is . After connection, charge is conserved, so the common potential is . Final energy is . The loss is .

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