A 20 µF capacitor is charged to 120 V and then disconnected from the power supply. If a second uncharged capacitor with capacitance of 50 µF is connected across the first capacitor, what would be the resulting voltage across their parallel combination?

A 20 µF capacitor is charged to 120 V and then disconnected from the power supply. If a second uncharged capacitor with capacitance of 50 µF is connected across the first capacitor, what would be the resulting voltage across their parallel combination?

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Chapter16: Electrical Energy And Capacitance

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3. A 20 µF capacitor is charged to 120 V and then disconnected from the power supply. If a second uncharged
capacitor with capacitance of 50 µF is connected across the first capacitor, what would be the resulting
voltage across their parallel combination?

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