Two capacitors having capacitances of 10.0 µF and 20.0 µF are connected in series across a 30.0 volt potential difference. The capacitors are then disconnected from the potential difference without allowing them to discharge. They are then reconnected in parallel with each other, with the positively charged plates connected together and the negatively charged plates connected together. What is the voltage across the 10.0 µF capacitor in the parallel combination (in volts) after all electron motion has ceased?

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Two capacitors having capacitances of 10.0 µF and 20.0 µF are connected in series across a 30.0 volt potential difference. The capacitors are then disconnected from the potential difference without allowing them to discharge. They are then reconnected in parallel with each other, with the positively charged plates connected together and the negatively charged plates connected together. What is the voltage across the 10.0 µF capacitor in the parallel combination (in volts) after all electron motion has ceased?

 

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