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A capacitor of capacitance 50pF is charged by 100 V source. It is then connected to another uncharged identical capacitor. Electrostatic energy loss in the process is____ nJ.
PhysicsCapacitanceJEE MainJEE Main 2022 (27 Jun Shift 1)
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The correct answer is: 125

Initial charge on first capacitor will be, Q=CV

As the second capacitor is identical to the first one, hence potential drop across both capacitor will be equal to V2.

Now, loss of energy, ΔH=Ui-Uf

ΔH=12CV2-122C×V22

ΔH=12CV2-14CV2  ΔH=14CV2=14×50×10-12×1002=125×10-9 J=125 nJ

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