Energy Stored in Capacitor

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Energy Stored in Capacitor: Overview

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Important Questions on Energy Stored in Capacitor

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A 25.0 μF capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 750.0 V. The terminals of the charged capacitor are then connected to those of an uncharged 9.00 μF capacitor.

i) Compute the original charge of the system.

ii) Compute the final potential difference across capacitor.

iii) Compute the final energy of the system.

iv) Compute the decrease in energy when the capacitors are connected.

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When a conductor of capacitance C is charged to potential V, the total amount of energy present in the field is

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10 microfarad capacitor is charged to 500 V and then its plates are joined together through a resistance of 10 Ω. The heat produced in the resistance is _____ J.

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Write expression for energy density for electric field between plates of a parallel plate capacitor

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Derive expression for energy stored in charge capacitor.

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Establish expression for energy stored per unit volume in electric field.

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Where does the energy due to a charge is stored?

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A capacitor of capacitance C is charged by a battery to a potential difference V. Now, it is disconnected from this battery and connected to another  battery of potential difference V2, so that positive plate of capacitor is connected to positive terminal of the battery and negative plate of the capacitor is connected to the negative terminal of the battery. Find the heat produced in the circuit.

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The capacity of a capacitor is 48 μF. When it is charged from 0.1 C to 0.5 C change in the energy stored is

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A 5.μF capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 800 V and discharged through a conductor.The energy given to the conductor during the discharge is