Stored Energy in two Parallel Plate Capacitors

[sweetdion]

Homework Statement

The two-parallel-plate capacitors shown, C1=C and C2=KC, have identical plate area and plate separation. The switch S is closed, connecting the capacitors to a constant voltage power supply providing a potential difference of V. The capacitors are allowed to fully charge before the switch is opened again, disconnecting the power supply.
a)After the switch is opened, what is the stored energy in each capacitor?
b) The dielectric is now pulled from the gap of C2 by an external force. What is the voltage across and the stored energy in each capacitor with the dielectric removed?

Homework Equations

U=CV^2/2
V=Q/C

The Attempt at a Solution

a) U1=CV^2/2
U2=KCV^2/2
b) When the dielectric is removed from the capacitor, the charge Q on the capacitor remains. Since U = Q2/2C and the capacitance is initially greater by a factor equal to the dielectric constant, C = KC0, removing the dielectric lowers C and increases U. But how do I calculate how much U is increased, and the voltage?

 

[rl.bhat]

Charge on C1 = Q1 = CV.
Charge on C2 = Q2 = kCV
When the dielectric is removed, the charge Q2 in C2 remains as it is, but voltage changes.So V' = Q2/C or Q2 = C*V'
Since the capacitors are connected in parallel, the common potential is
Vf = (Q1+Q2)/2C. = (CV+kCV)/(2C) = (1+k)V.
Now find the energy in each capacitor.

 

[sweetdion]

Thankz rl.bhat.

I get U1=C1((1+k)V)^2/2
U2=C2((1+k)V)^2/2

Right?