Consider two uncharged capacitors of equal capacitance 200 pF. One of them is charged by a 100 V supply and disconnected. Now this capacitor is connected to the uncharged capacitor. The amount of electrostatic energy lost in the process is:

1. A. 0.5 J
2. B. 1.0 10 -6 J
3. C. 0.5 10 -6 J
4. D. 1.0 J

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