Q1 In the figure below, capacitor 1 (C1 = first two digits from your university I.D. µF) initially has a potential difference of 50.0 V and capacitor 2 (C2 = 5.00 µF) has none. The switches are then closed simultaneously. a. Find the final charge on each capacitor after a long time has passed. b. Calculate the percentage of the initial stored energy that was lost when the switches were closed. C = 20.0 µF : 50.0 V C2= 5.00 µF

Q1 In the figure below, capacitor 1 (C1 = first two digits from your university I.D. µF) initially has a potential difference of 50.0 V and capacitor 2 (C2 = 5.00 µF) has none. The switches are then closed simultaneously. a. Find the final charge on each capacitor after a long time has passed. b. Calculate the percentage of the initial stored energy that was lost when the switches were closed. C = 20.0 µF : 50.0 V C2= 5.00 µF

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