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A capacitor having a capacitance of 200 `mu F` is charged to a potential difference of 20V. The charging battery is disconnected and the capacitor is connected to another battery of emf 10V with the positive plate of the capacitor joined with the positive terminal of the battery.
(a) Find the charges on the capacitor before and after the reconnection in steady state.
(b) Find the net charge flown through the 10 V battery
Is work done by the battery or is it done on the battery? Find its magnitude.
(d) Find the decrease in electrostatic field energy.
(e) Find the heat developed during the flow of charge after reconnection .

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The correct Answer is:
(a) `4000mu C, 2000mu C " " (b) 2000mu C " " ` (c) work is done on the battery , 20 mJ
(d) 30 mJ (e) 10 mJ
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