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A `5muF` capacitor is fully charged by a 12V battery and then disconnected. If it is connected now parallel to an uncharged capacitor, the voltage across it is 3V. Then the capacitance of the uncharged capacitor is

A

a. `5muF`

B

b. `15muF`

C

c. `50muF`

D

d. `10muF`

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