Energy Stored in a Capacitor
 

Energy Stored in a Capacitor problem 8


A capacitor C is charged so that the potential difference (p.d.) across its terminals is . The capacitor is connected into the circuit shown below.




The switch is initially open. The switch is closed at time


The graph below shows the variation of with the charge on the plates of capacitor C as the capacitor discharges.




Show that the energy stored in capacitor C at time is .


 

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