Two capacitors of capacitances $C$ and $2C$ are charged to potential differences $V$ and $2V$,respectively. These are then connected in parallel in such a manner that the positive terminal of one is connected to the negative terminal of the other. The final energy of this configuration is $.....CV^2$.

  • A
    $4.5$
  • B
    $4.16$
  • C
    $0$
  • D
    $1.5$

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