Capacitors, charge and energy: a question

[Skywave]

If you have a charged capacitor, and you connect it in parallel with a discharged capacitor, charge will balance, and energy HAS to be removed. You can't do it 'losslessly' and end up with a new equilibrium.

Thanks for your contribution Kalee: it is valued.

I understand your arithmetic and I certainly don't want to open up a can of worms here, but can you explain to me where that lost energy has gone and why, bearing in mind that we are talking about an energy transfer here using conductors with zero resistance?

Thank you.

Al . / Skywave.