A capacitor is charged to a voltage of and a capacitor is charged to a voltage of

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Problem

2\,\mu\text{F}

capacitor

C_1

is charged to a voltage of

100\,\text{V}

and a

4\,\mu\text{F}

capacitor

C_2

is charged to a voltage of

50\,\text{V}

. The capacitors are then connected in parallel. What is the loss of energy due to the parallel connection? (a)

1.7\,\text{J}

(b)

0.17\,\text{J}

(c)

1.7\times10^{-2}\,\text{J}

(d)

1.7\times10^{-3}\,\text{J}