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So because they are parallel, the voltage across the plate have to be the same, so I have: V' = q1/c1 = q2/c2 and solving simulatenous, I get: q1 + (c2/c1)q1 = Q1 - Q2 Plug in the numbers, and I get ~3507 which is still the wrong answer...

So would it be Q1-Q2 (The initial charges of the capacitor) = q1 + q2 (The charges after reconnection)?

Edited for more that I've done to solve the problem. So the charges essentially cancel out?

Homework Statement Capacitors of 19.1 uF and 2.1 uF are charged as a parallel combination across a 229 V battery. The capacitors are disconnected from the battery and from each other. They are then connected positive plate to negative plate and negative plate to positive plate. Find the...