If the Plates of a Charged Parallel Plate Capacitor Were

question 41

Multiple Choice

If the plates of a charged parallel plate capacitor were moved further apart, the potential energy of each of the charges on the capacitor would

• A) remain the same.
• B) increase.
• C) decrease.
• D) increase or decrease depending on the initial plate separation.

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