Question

Given two plates of a capacitor connected to a voltage source, which side of each plate would be charged and what would be the polarity?

Answer 1

Answer:

opposite to each other

Explanation:

When a capacitor is connected to a voltage source, then the capacitor store the charge. The plate connected to the positive terminal of the battery is positively charged and the plate connected to the negative terminal of the battery becomes negatively charged. Thus, the polarity of the plates of a capacitor is opposite to each other.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

When a capacitor is connected to a DC source of voltage V with capacitance C then the capacitor will experience in accumulation of charge on capacitor plates.

As the circuit is switched on, current started flowing and charge on the capacitor increases as time passes. To obey the Kirchoff's circuit law charges on both the plates is same but of opposite charge.

Charge is given by $Q=C\times V$    

The plate which is attached to the positive terminal of battery will be positively charged while other plate is negatively charged.