Question

A battery establishes a voltage V on a parallel-plate capacitor. After the battery is disconnected, the distance between the plates is doubled without loss of charge. Accordingly:_____.
a. stay same
b. increases
c. decreases
d. the capacitance decreases and the voltage between the plates increases.

Answer 1

Answer:

d.

Explanation:

Since, the capacitance( decreases )

therefore voltage between the plates(increases ).

Hence, option d is correct.

C =εA/d.

d is doubled, therefore  C decrease ( inverse relation).