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An air-filled 20-μf capacitor has a charge of 60 μc on its plates. how much energy is stored in this capacitor?

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Thew energy stored in a capacitor of capacitance
C and voltage between the plates
V is


E=(1)/(2) CV^2=(1)/(2C) Q^2.

Substituting numerical value


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