A capacitor of 10pfarad consist of two parallel plates each having an area of 200 cm^2, separated in air a distance d apart. This capacitor is charge to a potential difference of 250 volts and then disconnected from the source. Find the d, Q stored in the capacitor, Energy in joules and Energy needed to pull the plates to a distance of 2d.

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A capacitor of 10pfarad consist of two parallel plates each having an area of 200 cm^2, separated in air a distance d apart. This capacitor is charge to a potential difference of 250 volts and then disconnected from the source. Find the d, Q stored in the capacitor, Energy in joules and Energy needed to pull the plates to a distance of 2d.
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