$A$ capacitor is charged with a battery and the energy stored is $U$. After disconnecting the battery,another identical uncharged capacitor is connected in parallel with it. The total energy of the system of capacitors is . . . . . . .

  • A
    $\frac{3 U}{2}$
  • B
    $\frac{3 U}{4}$
  • C
    $\frac{U}{4}$
  • D
    $\frac{U}{2}$

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