2. A parallel-plate capacitor is connected to a battery of voltage, V, until one plate of the capacitorattains a charge, +Q, and the other plate of the capacitor attains a charge, -Q. If the distancebetween the plates is doubled,a. The capacitance of the capacitor is doubled.b. The potential difference between the plates is cut in half.c. The potential energy between the plates is cut half.d. The electric field between the plates remains the same.е.The area of both capacitor plates doubles.

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2. A parallel-plate capacitor is connected to a battery of voltage, V, until one plate of the capacitor
attains a charge, +Q, and the other plate of the capacitor attains a charge, -Q. If the distance
between the plates is doubled,
a. The capacitance of the capacitor is doubled.
b. The potential difference between the plates is cut in half.
c. The potential energy between the plates is cut half.
d. The electric field between the plates remains the same.
е.
The area of both capacitor plates doubles.

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The parallel plate capacitor is connected to a battery of voltage 'V', until the plates are charged to +Q and -Q.

The distance between the plates is doubled.

The change in the following physical quantities such as capacitance, potential difference, potential energy, electric field, and area of the plates, needs to be determined.

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