A Battery Charges a Parallel-Plate Capacitor Fully and Then Is

question 422

Multiple Choice

A battery charges a parallel-plate capacitor fully and then is removed. The plates are then slowly pulled apart. What happens to the potential difference between the plates as they are being
Separated?

• A) It increases.
• B) It remains constant.
• C) It decreases.
• D) It cannot be determined from the information given.

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