Manipal MET2017PhysicsCapacitance
Two capacitors, one 4 pF and the other 6 pF , connected in parallel, are charged by a 100 V battery. The energy stored in the capacitors is
Options
- A12 10⁻⁸ ~J
- B2.4 10⁻⁸ ~J
- C5.0 10⁻⁸ ~J
- D1.2 10⁻⁶ ~J
Correct answer
C. 5.0 10⁻⁸ ~J
Step-by-step solution
The energy stored in capacitor is given by E= 1 2 C V^2 Resultant capacitance aligned C^ & =C₁+C₂=4+6=10 pF E & = 1 2 10 10⁻¹² (100)^2 (1 pF =10⁻¹² ~F ) & =5 10⁻⁸ ~J aligned