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Two capacitors of 2muF and 3muF are char...

Two capacitors of `2muF` and `3muF` are charged to `150 V` and `120 V`, respectively. The plates of capacitor are connected as shown in the figure. An uncharged capacitor of capacity `1.5muF` falls to the free end of the wire. Then

A

Charge on the `1.5muF` capacitor will become `180muC`

B

Charge on the `2muF` capacitor will become `120muC`

C

+ve charge flows through A from left to right

D

+ve charge flows through A from right to left

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The correct Answer is:
A, B, C

In the initial state, charge on each capacitor is shown in figure-1

let charge q flow anticlockwise in the circuit before it achieves steady state as shown in figure-2 Applying KVL in figure 2.
`(-360+q)/(3)+(q)/(1.5)-((300-q))/(2)=0 or q=180muC`
`therefore`Final charge on `1.5muF` capacitor is q=180`muC` and final charge on `2muF` capacitor is `300-q=120muC`.
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