A capacitor is charged with a battery and energy stored is $U$. After disconnecting battery another capacitor of same capacity is connected in parallel to the first capacitor. Then energy stored in each capacitor is

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  • A

    $4U$

  • B

    $\frac{U}{4}$

  • C

    $2U$

  • D

    $\frac{U}{2}$

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