A 60 p F capacitor is fully charged by a 20 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected to another uncharged 60 p F capacitor in parallel. The electrostatic energy that is lost in this process by the time the charge i

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A 60 p F capacitor is fully charged by a 20 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected to another uncharged 60 p F capacitor in parallel. The electrostatic energy that is lost in this process by the time the charge is redistributed between them is (in n J ) ________

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V 0 = 20 V Heat loss = U i - U t = 1 2 C v o 2 - 2 1 2 C V 0 2 2 = C V o 2 4 = 60 &#215; 10 - 12 20 2 4 J = 6 &#215; 10 - 9 J = 6 &#160; n J

A 60 p F capacitor is fully charged by a 20 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected to another uncharged 60 p F capacitor in parallel. The electrostatic energy that is lost in this process by the time the charge is redistributed between them is (in n J ) ________

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