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A 100 microF parallel-plate capacitor is connected to a 60.0 V battery, charged, then disconnected from the battery.
a) How much energy is stored in the charged capacitor?
b) While disconnected from the battery, the plate separation of the charged capacitor is doubled. By what factor does the stored energy change?
c) Explain where the energy went
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