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A capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery is removed and another identical uncharged capacitor is connected in parallel. The total electrostatic energy of resulting system:

A

increases by a factor of 4

B

Decreases by a factor of 2

C

Remains the same

D

increases by a factor of 2

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