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Parallel Plate Capacitor: Practice Problem & Solution

A capacitor of capacitance C is initially charged to a potential difference of V volt. Now it is connected to a battery of 2V Volt with opposite polarity. The ratio of heat generated to the final energy stored in the capacitor will be
1.75
2.25
2.5
1/2

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