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A capacitor of 2 μF is charged as shown in the diagram. When the switch S is turned to position 2, the percentage of its stored energy dissipated is

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To solve this problem, we need to calculate the energy dissipated when the switch is moved from position 1 to position 2.Initially, the 2 μF capacitor is charged to a voltage The initial energy stored in the 2 μF capacitor is given by:When the switch is moved to position 2, the 2 μF capacitor is connected in parallel with the 8 μF capacitor.The total capacitance is:The charge on the 2 μF capacitor is:This charge is now distributed over the total capacitance, so the new voltage is:The final energy stored in the system is:The energy dissipated is:The percentage of energy dissipated is:PercentagePercentagePercentageTherefore, the percentage of stored energy dissipated is , which corresponds to Option 2.
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