When two identical capacitors are charged individually to different potentials and connected in parallel to each other,after disconnecting them from the source:

  • A
    The net energy stored in the two capacitors is less than the sum of the initial individual energies.
  • B
    The net charge on the connected plates equals the sum of the initial charges.
  • C
    The net potential difference across them is different from the sum of the individual initial potential differences.
  • D
    All of the above.

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