96.  Two capacitors are connected to a battery. The battery voltage is V = 60.0 V, and the capacitances are C1 = 2.00 µF and C2 = 4.00 µF. Determine the total energy stored by the two capacitors when they are wired (a) in parallel and (b) in series.

 

Energy stored in a capacitor is found from

 

For each case figure out what Ctotal is

 

Parallel Capacitors:

 

For Parallel Capacitors Ctotal is found from

 

 

 

 

Series Capacitors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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