Analog BeatTue 30 May 2023 10:23:24

2023 Problem 07

Isaac P Abraham

2023 June 29

Two ideal capacitors of equal capacity C are charged to potentials V1 and V2. Next, they are connected in parallel through a lossless interconnect/switch. How does the total initial energy

E

I

relate to the final energy

E

F

after paralleling? Example answers

{

E

I

<

E

F

,

E

I

>

E

F

,

E

I

<=

E

F

...}.

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