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Redistribution of charges and concept of common potential

Question

A  5μF capacitor is charged fully by a 220V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected in series to another uncharged  2.5μF capacitor. If the energy change during the charge redistribution is  X100J then value of X to the nearest integer is_______.

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Solution

Energy lost during charge redistribution 

=12C1C2C1+C2V1V22=125×2.55+2.5×22002×106For uncharged capacitance V=0=56×2.22×102=X100x=5×2.226=4.03



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