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

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

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