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Two capacitors are connected in parallel and the energy stored is 18 J, when a potential difference of 6000 V is applied across the combination. With the same capacitors connected in series, the energy stored is 4 J from the same potential difference. what are the individual capacitances?

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`(2)/(3)muF,(1)/(3)muF`
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