A capacitor of capacitance C and potential V has energy E

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Fields and their consequences · Fields and their consequences

Problem

A capacitor of capacitance C and potential V has energy E. It is connected to another capacitor of capacitance 2C and potential 2V. Then the loss of energy is

\frac{x}{3}E

, where x is _____.

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