CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2007

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    Two identical capacitors each of capacitance \[5\mu F\] are charged to potentials 2 kV and 1 kV respectively. Their -ve ends are connected together. When the +ve ends are also connected together, the loss of energy of the system is

    A)  160 J                                    

    B)  zero

    C)  5 J                                         

    D)  1.25 J

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Loss of energy \[=\frac{1}{2}\frac{{{C}_{1}}{{C}_{2}}}{({{C}_{1}}+{{C}_{2}})}\,{{({{V}_{1}}-{{V}_{2}})}^{2}}\]                 \[=\frac{1}{2}\frac{5\times {{10}^{-6}}\times 5\times {{10}^{-6}}{{(2000-1000)}^{2}}}{(5+5)\times {{10}^{-6}}}\]                 \[=\frac{5\times 5}{2\times 10}=1.25\,J\]


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