The figure given below shows two capacitors 
and 
connected to a 
battery and two switches 
and 
. Switch 
is initially kept open and 
is kept closed until the capacitance 
is fully charged. Switch 
is now opened and 
is closed until electrostatic conditions are restored. In this process, the percentage loss of energy stored in 
is
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When the capacitor is fully charged, the voltage 
across it 
voltage of the battery 
The charge on 
When 
is opened and 
is elosed, elange will flow from 
and 
until they have the same potentinl 
which is given by 
Since, 
and 
are parnllel, therefore they have the same, i.c. common potentinl.
Now,
Loss of energy stored in 
The percentage loss of energy is 
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