A Parallel-Plate Capacitor Is Connected to a Battery and Becomes

question 166

Multiple Choice

A parallel-plate capacitor is connected to a battery and becomes fully charged. The capacitor is then disconnected, and the separation between the plates is increased in such a way that no charge
Leaks off. As the plates are being separated, the energy stored in this capacitor

• A) decreases.
• B) increases.
• C) does not change.
• D) become zero.

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