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Q.

A capacitor of capacitance 3 μF  is charged to a potential of 6 volt. Now the charging battery is removed and the capacitor is connected in parallel with another capacitor of capacitance 9 μF . Then the loss of energy is 

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a

45.2 μJ

b

38 μJ

c

40.5 μJ

d

48.5 μJ

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Ui=12 x 3 x 62 μJ=54 μJ

Initial charge on capacitor = 3×6μ=18 μC

Final p.d. across the combination Vf=qtotCtot=183 + 9V=32V

Uf=12 x (3+9) x 322 μJ=13.5 μJ

 Lost energy =Ui-Uf=(54-13.5) μJ=40.5 μJ

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