3) The top plate of a capacitor is connected to the positive terminal of a battery while the lower plate is connected to the negative terminal. The electric field points a) from top plate to bottom plate b) from bottom plate to top plate c) from the left side to the right side of the plates    d) from the right side to the left side of the plates

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3) The top plate of a capacitor is connected to the positive terminal of a battery while the lower plate is connected to the negative terminal. The electric field points

a) from top plate to bottom plate
b) from bottom plate to top plate
c) from the left side to the right side of the plates   
d) from the right side to the left side of the plates
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