A capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery is removed and another identical uncharged capacitor is connected in parallel. The total electrostatic energy of resulting system
A. decreases by a factor of 2
B. remains the same
C. increases by a factor of 2
D. increases by a factor of 4
Answer:A
A capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery is removed and another identical uncharged capacitor is connected in parallel. The total electrostatic energy of resulting system
A. decreases by a factor of 2 B. remains the same C. increases by a factor of 2 D. increases by a factor of 4