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A capacitor `A` of capacitance `4muF` is charged to `30V` and another capacitor `B` of capacitance `2muF` is charged to `15V`. Now, the positive plate of `A` is connected to the negative plate of `B` and negative plate of `A` to the positive plate of `B`. find the final charge of each capacitor and loss of electrostatic energy in the process.

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