Doubling the Potential Across a Given Capacitor Causes the Energy

question 94

Multiple Choice

Doubling the potential across a given capacitor causes the energy stored in that capacitor to

• A)quadruple.
• B)double.
• C)reduce to one-half.
• D)reduce to one-fourth.

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