Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 25 - Capacitance - Problems - Page 742: 34f

Answer

$U_1=5.55\times10^{-3}J$

Work Step by Step

$U=\frac{1}{2}CV^2$ For compacitor 1, this is the same as: $U_1=\frac{1}{2}C_1V_1^2$ We substitute the known values to obtain: $U_1=\frac{1}{2}(10\times10^{-6}\times(33.3)^2)$ $U_1=5.55\times10^{-3}J$
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