$A$ capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery is removed and another identical uncharged capacitor is connected in parallel. The total electrostatic energy of the resulting system:

  • A
    increases by a factor of $2$
  • B
    decreases by a factor of $2$
  • C
    remains the same
  • D
    increases by a factor of $4$

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