No I created the the Q1+Q2=q1+ q2 based on my assumption of conservation of charge.
My drawings looks something like this:
(x) is just empty space ignore them.
Original set-up (1):
x--+C1--x
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x--+C2--x
|xxxxxxx|
x--+dV--x
Afterwards (2):
x--+C1--+C2--x
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A problem I used to have is visualizing how the forces would interact. Where I believe you are going wrong is you are trying to make a 3d problem a 2d problem. When dealing with an regular triangular pyramid you'll find that due to symmetry and your charges all being the same most components...
Homework Statement
Capacitors C1 = 6.18 µF and C2 = 1.69 µF are charged as a parallel combination across a 250 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...