Question
Physics Question on Combination of capacitors
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
Increases by a factor of 4
B
Decreases by a factor of 2
C
Remains the same
D
Increases by a factor of 2
Answer
Decreases by a factor of 2
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (B): Decreases by a factor of 2 .