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Consider the circuit shown in the figure below, where C₁ = 9.00 μF, C₂ = 8.00 μF, and AV = 18.0 V. Capacitor C₁ is first charged by closing switch S₁. Switch S₁ is then opened, and the charged capacitor is connected to the uncharged capacitor by closing S₂.
AV
S₁
S₂
(a) Calculate the initial charge (in µC) acquired by C₁. (Round your answer to at least one decimal place.)
μC
(b) Calculate the final charge (in μC) on each capacitor. (Round your answers to at least the nearest integer.)
Q₁ =
Q₂
μC
μC
(c) What If? After a very long time, switch S₁ is also closed. By what amount does the charge on the second capacitor change after S₁ has been closed for a very long time? (Give your answer in μC.)
μC
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider the circuit shown in the figure below, where C₁ = 9.00 μF, C₂ = 8.00 μF, and AV = 18.0 V. Capacitor C₁ is first charged by closing switch S₁. Switch S₁ is then opened, and the charged capacitor is connected to the uncharged capacitor by closing S₂. AV S₁ S₂ (a) Calculate the initial charge (in µC) acquired by C₁. (Round your answer to at least one decimal place.) μC (b) Calculate the final charge (in μC) on each capacitor. (Round your answers to at least the nearest integer.) Q₁ = Q₂ μC μC (c) What If? After a very long time, switch S₁ is also closed. By what amount does the charge on the second capacitor change after S₁ has been closed for a very long time? (Give your answer in μC.) μC
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