A capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a voltage V. If the voltage is halved, what is the new energy stored in the capacitor?

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A capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a voltage V. If the voltage is halved, what is the new energy stored in the capacitor?
  1. U/4
  2. U/2
  3. U
  4. 2U

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Q: A capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a voltage V. If the voltage is halved, what is the new energy stored in the capacitor?
Solution: The energy stored in a capacitor is given by U = 1/2 CV². If the voltage is halved, the new energy becomes U' = 1/2 C(V/2)² = U/4.
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