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When a 4-μf capacitor has a potential drop of 20 v across its plates, how much electric potential 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.

Substituting numerical value


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