Question

Determine whether or not each of the following statements is true. If a statement is true, prove it. If a statement is false, provide a counterexample and explain how it constitutes a counter-example.
A capacitor consists of two flat, metal plates with unequal areas. Each of the plates starts neutral, and then each plate is connected to a dierent terminal of a battery. After some time, the plates will have excess charge on them, and the magnitude of the excess charge on one plate will equal the magnitude of the excess charge on the other plate.
A. True
B. False
If a wire carries current, then it has a net non-zero charge in it.
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

Answer:

a)  True    b)  True

Explanation:

a) a capacitor is made up of two flat plates and each one has a charge of the same sign, therefore the statement is true

b) the current is the flow of electrons per unit of time, therefore the charge is not zero, therefore the statement is True