Suppose a parallel plate capacitor (with capacitance C o ) is fully charged (to
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Question
Suppose a parallel plate capacitor (with capacitance Co) is fully charged (to a value Qo) by a battery. The battery (which supplies a potential difference of Vo) stays connected to from the capacitor. If the plates of the capacitor are then moved further apart (the separation distance d between the plates is doubled), describe quantitatively what happens to:
a) the capacitance of the capacitor
b) the potential difference between the plates
c) the stored in the capacitor
d) the charge on the plates
Explanation / Answer
a,c,d