Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Question:

Which of the following statement is NOT true, when two capacitors charged to different potential are connected in parallel by a conducting wire?

Options:

Some energy is lost

The charge lost by one is equal to the charge gained by the other

Both the capacitors acquire a common potential

The potential lost by one is equal to the potential gained by the other

Correct Answer:

The potential lost by one is equal to the potential gained by the other

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → The potential lost by one is equal to the potential gained by the other