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In Fig., let C1 = 9.0F, C2 = 4.0F, and Vab= 64.0 V. Suppose the charged capacitors are disconnected from the source and each other, and then reconnected to each other with plates of oppositesigns together. By how much does the energy of the system decrease?

Short Answer

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The energy of the system decreases by 22.7×10-3J.

Given:

We are given the two capacitors in a parallel connection where C1= 9.0role="math" localid="1664263202221" μFand C2= 4.0μF and the potential difference is Vab=64.0V.

Step by step solution

01

Calculate energy at the initial connection.

To get the decrease in energy of the system we will get energy at the initial connectionU1,then the energy in the final connectionU2.

In the parallel connection, the total charge of the system equals the summation of both capacitors. To get the energy of the system we should get the equivalent capacitance for the initial state where the two capacitors are connected in parallel Where the equivalent capacitance is given by the equation.

Ceq=C1+C2=9.0μF+4.0μF=13.0μF (1)

Now let us get storage energy for the system by using the equation(given below) in the form

U1=12CeqV2 (2)

Now we can plug our values forand V into equation (1) to get U

U1=12CeqV2U1=1213×10-664.0V2U1=26.3×10-3J

02

Calculate the energy in the final connection.

After connecting the two capacitors the opposite to each other the total charge of the system will be

Q=Q1-Q2

Where the charge of each capacitor depends on the capacitance of each capacitor so the total charge Q after connecting in the opposite will be

role="math" localid="1664263799558" Q=Q1-Q2Q=C1V-C2VQ=C1-C2V

The energy storage after connecting in the opposite direction will be given by equation (2) in the form

U2=Q22CeqU2=C1-C2V22Ceq (3)

Now we can plug our values for C1,C2,Ceq and V into equation 3 to get

U2=C1-C2V22CeqU2=9.0×10-6F-4.0×10-6F64.0V2213×10-6U2=3.9×10-3J

03

Calculate the change in the energy.

The change in the energy system will be

U=U2-U1=3.9×10-3J-26.3×10-3J=-22.7×10-3J

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