A 70 pF capacitor and a 280 pF capacitor are both charged to 3.6 kV. They are then disconnected from the voltage source and are connected together, positive plate to positive plate and negative plate to negative plate.
(a) Find the resulting potential difference across each capacitor.
kV (70 pF capacitor)
kV (280 pF capacitor)
(b) Find the energy lost when the connections are made.
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