An Ideal Parallel-Plate Capacitor Having Circular Plates of Diameter D $\sqrt { 3 }$

question 125

Multiple Choice

An ideal parallel-plate capacitor having circular plates of diameter D that are a distance d apart stores energy U when it is connected across a fixed potential difference.If you want to triple the amount of energy stored in this capacitor by changing only the size of its plates,the diameter should be changed to

• A)9D.
• B)3D.
• C)D \(\sqrt { 3 }\)
• D) \(\frac { \mathrm { D } } { \sqrt { 3 } }\)
• E) \(\frac { D } { 3 }\)

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