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Q.A charged capacitor is disconnected from the battery and if the distance between the two plates of the capacitor is increased then ___.
(a) Charge on plate will decrease
(b) Charge on plate will remain same
(c) The potential difference between the two plates will decrease
(d) Capacitance of the capacitor will increase
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Once disconnected from the battery, the capacitor's charge Q is fixed (isolated system); only C, V and the field change as the plate separation changes.
With the battery disconnected, charge has no path to flow to or from the plates, so Q stays constant. Since C = ε0A/d decreases as d increases, and Q = CV is fixed, V = Q/C must increas …
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