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Consider two conductors. One of them has a capacity of 2 units and the capacity of the other is unknown. They are charged until their potential are 4 and 5 units respectively. The two conductors are now connected by a wire when their common potential is found to be 4.6 units. Then the unknown capacity has the value (in the same units as above)

A

6

B

5

C

4

D

3

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