A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance Co has plates of area A with separation d between them. When it is connected to a battery of voltage Vo, it has charge of magnitude Qo on its plates. The plates are pulled apart to a separation d/2 while the capacitor remains connected to the battery. After the plates are d/2 apart, the magnitude of the charge on the plates and the potential difference between them are Select one: a. Q0/2. Co b. Q0/2. Co/2 C. 2Q0 Co d. Qo. Co

A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance Co has plates of area A with separation d between them. When it is connected to a battery of voltage Vo, it has charge of magnitude Qo on its plates. The plates are pulled apart to a separation d/2 while the capacitor remains connected to the battery. After the plates are d/2 apart, the magnitude of the charge on the plates and the potential difference between them are Select one: a. Q0/2. Co b. Q0/2. Co/2 C. 2Q0 Co d. Qo. Co

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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