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A charged capacitor is disconnected and joined to an identical uncharged one. What happens to the stored energy?
AIt falls to zero
BIt doubles in value
CIt remains the same
DIt falls to half
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. It falls to half
Charge is shared equally so each has V/2; total energy is half the initial value and the rest is lost as heat and radiation.
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