The electric potential energy of a capacitor containing no dielectric and with charge +/-Q on its plates is given by
where V1 and V2 are the potentials of the two plates. The electric potential energy can also be expressed in terms of the capacitance C of the capacitor
This formula is also correct for a capacitor with a dielectric; the properties of the dielectric enters into this formula via the capacitance C.
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