What happens when a charged capacitor is connected to an uncharged capacitor?

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The explanation for the phenomenon when the charged capacitor is connected with an uncharged capacitor
There is the flow of electrons from charged to uncharged until a steady-state situation arrived.
The magnitude of the charge on the charged capacitor decreases.
A voltage difference is created between charged and uncharged capacitors.
The charge lost by the charged capacitor is equal to the charge gained by the uncharged capacitor. So, the total charge is conserved in the system.

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