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Question
Deduce the expression for the electrostatic energy stored in a capacitor of capacitance 'C' and having charge 'Q'.
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Solution
Energy stored in a charged capacitor. The energy of a charged capacitor is measured by the total work done in charging the capacitor to a given potential we know that capacitance is `C=q/V`where q is the charge on the plates and V is potential difference.
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