Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 21 - Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 758: 72

Answer

$0.61mJ;0.18mJ;65.68\mu J$

Work Step by Step

The energy stored in each capacitor can be determined as $U_1=\frac{1}{2}CV^2$ $\implies U_1=\frac{1}{2}(15\times 10^{-6}F)(9.0V)^2$ $U_1=0.61mJ$ $C_{eq}=\frac{(8.2\times 10^{-6}F)(22\times 10^{-6}F)}{8.2\times 10^{-6}F+22\times 10^{-6}F}=5.97\times 10^{-6}F$ $Q=C_{eq}V$ $Q=(5.97\times 10^{-6}F)(9.0V)=53.76\times 10^{-6}C$ Now $U_2=\frac{Q^2}{2C_2}$ $U_2=\frac{(53.76\times 10^{-6}F)^2}{2(8.2\times 10^{-6}F)}=0.18mJ$ and $U_3=\frac{Q^2}{2C_3}$ $\implies U_3=\frac{(53.76\times 10^{-6}C)^2}{2(22\times 10^{-6}F)}$ $\implies U_3=65.68\mu J$
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