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Two indentical capacitors are joined in parallel, charged to a potential V, separated and then connected in sereies, the positive plate of one is connected to the negative of the other. Which of the following is true ?

A

`(1)/(2) CV^(2)`

B

`CV^(2)`

C

`(1)/(4)CV^(2)`

D

zero

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