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What should be the capacity of a capacitor possessing 1 C of charge to have 1J of energy ?

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Given, `Q=1C,U=1"J and C = ?"`
Since, `U=1/2"CV"^(2)=(Q^(2))/(2C)`
`rArr" "C=(Q^(2))/(2U)=(1^(2))/(2xx1)rArrC=0.5F`
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