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24.62: a)  Ceq    
  2.4  10  6 F
 4.0 μF 6.0 μF 
 Q  CeqV  (2.4  106 F) (600 V)  1.58  103 C
and V2  Q / C 2  (1.58  10 3 C) (4.0 μF)  395 V  V3  660 V  395 V  265 V.
b)  Disconnecting them from the voltage source and reconnecting them to
themselves we must have equal potential difference, and the sum of their charges must be
the sum of the original charges:
Q1  C1V and Q2  C2V  2Q  Q1  Q2  (C1  C2 ) V
2Q 2(1.58  10 3 C)
V    316 V.
C1  C2 10.0  10 6 F
 Q1  ( 4.00  10 6 F)(316 V)  1.26  10 3 C.
 Q2  (6.00  10 6 F)(316 V)  1.90  10 3 C.