Energy Stored in a Capacitor
 

Energy Stored in a Capacitor problem 17


Two capacitors of capacitances and , and a resistor of resistance , are connected into the circuit shown below.




The battery has an e.m.f. of .


  • Show that the combined capacitance of the two capacitors is .


  • The two-way switch S is initially at position X so that the capacitors are fully charged. Use the information in (a) to calculate the total energy stored in the two capacitors.


 

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