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AP Physics C: E&M
10.3 Capacitors
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Capacitors connected in series and parallel configurations across battery voltage \(V_0\).
Capacitors connected in series and parallel configurations across battery voltage \(V_0\).
Two identical uncharged capacitors, each with capacitance \(C\), are connected in series across an ideal battery of potential difference \(V_0\). The capacitors are then disconnected, completely discharged, and reconnected in parallel across the same battery. What is the ratio of the total electrostatic energy stored in the series combination to the total electrostatic energy stored in the parallel combination, \(U_{\text{series}} / U_{\text{parallel}}\)?

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