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Two identical capacitors, have the same capacitance C. One of them is charged to potential `V_1` and the other `V_2`. The negative ends of the capacitors are connected together. When the poistive ends are also connected, the decrease in energy of the combined system is

A

`(1)/(4)C(V_(1)^(2)-V_(2)^(2))`

B

`(1)/(4)C(V_(1)^(2)+V_(2)^(2))`

C

`(1)/(4)C(V_(1)-V_(2))^(2)`

D

`(1)/(4)C(V_(2)-V_(1))^(2)`

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