Question #170126


A capacitor C1 is connected to a battery , the battery is removed another capacitor C2 is connected in parallel, (c1!=c2) wat is the charge q?


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Expert's answer
2021-03-09T15:27:28-0500

Let the battery voltage be V0V_0. Then the amount of charge stored by the first capacitor is:


q0=C1V0q_0 = C_1V_0

After connecting the second capacitor, the total charge remains the same (according to the charge conservation law):


q=q0q = q_0

The total capacitance of the system now is (parallel connection):


C=C1+C2C = C_1 + C_2

Thus, the total voltage is:


V=qC=q0C1+C2=C1C1+C2V0V = \dfrac{q}{C} = \dfrac{q_0}{C_1 + C_2} = \dfrac{C_1}{C_1 + C_2}V_0

Then the charge in the second capacitor is:


q2=C2V=C1C2C1+C2V0q_2 = C_2V = \dfrac{C_1C_2}{C_1 + C_2}V_0

Answer. C1C2C1+C2V0\dfrac{C_1C_2}{C_1 + C_2}V_0.


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