Question about the Redistribution of Charges

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the equation (10) related to the redistribution of charges in a circuit involving capacitors. Participants are examining the validity of the author's interpretation of charge storage in a capacitor and exploring the underlying physics at the electron level.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Debate/contested, Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions the author's assertion that Vref*CN represents the charge stored within CN, proposing instead that it should be [1-CN/Ctotal]*Vref, arguing this reflects the difference voltage across CN multiplied by CN.
  • The same participant conducted a simulation with two capacitors (C1=2uF and C2=3uF) to support their viewpoint, suggesting they feel confident in their interpretation compared to the author's.
  • Other participants have pointed out issues with the clarity of the attached image, which is crucial for understanding the discussion, and have requested a clearer version.
  • There is a request for guidance on how to edit or delete posts, indicating some confusion about forum functionality.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not appear to reach a consensus, as there is a clear disagreement regarding the interpretation of the equation and the charge stored in the capacitor. The discussion remains unresolved with multiple competing views presented.

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The discussion includes limitations related to the clarity of visual aids, which may hinder understanding of the technical arguments being made. There are also unresolved questions about forum usage that may affect participant engagement.

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Redistribution of charge principal : How does the negative charge Q redistribute after reconnecting it to a positive voltage Vdd=5V?
Hi folks,
I was trying to understand how the author get the equation (10) that you see in the highlighted page where it is written Vref*CN represent the charge stored within CN which I do not agree for the moment.
so I did a small simulation whith two capacitors C1=2uF and C2=3uF to check if I am right ,I feel like I am right but not the author!!! link to the experiments: two caps charge and discharge
if it was me I would write in the first term of the equation (10) not Vref but [1-CN/Ctotal]*Vref because the charge created by the Cn in Fig 2 (c) is the difference voltage across the CN multiplied by CN!!!!
please help to understand the physics of what is going on at electron level?

redistribution discharge.png
 
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Virmus00 said:
Sorry my bad. i want to edit/delete it, but I could not find any way to do it like in other forums? is there a guide for how to use it?
You can edit original post only for a limited time. Please add a better image in a reply and moderators will do some cleaning.
 
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Here it the picture, hopefully it is more clear.

Seems the forums always reduce the quality of the image to reduce the size!!!
 

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