Problem B10:
Consider the two capacitors shown in the figure above. The left one has a capacitance of
n1 Farads, and the right one has a capacitance of n2 Farads.
Initially, the left capacitor is charged and the right capacitor is uncharged. After the
switch is closed, charge flows from the left to the right capacitor. After the system comes
to equilibrium, what is the ratio of the initial energy, Uinitial, to the final
energy Ufinal? That is, if Uinitial/Ufinal = n3,
what is n3?
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