What Happens When You Connect Two Objects by a Wire?

[sachi]

I'm a little confused about what happens when we connect two objects by a wire. Does this just equal the potentials, or does it equal the charges? Also, does this depend on the nature of the objects (is it different for e.g conductors or capacitors?)

thanks for your help

 

[greytomato]

when you connect 2 objects by wire, it means that they get equal potentials.