A capacitor stores charge Q at a potential difference AV. If the voltage applied by a battery to the capacitor is doubled to 2AV, which of the following happens? O the capacitance and the charge both fall to half their initial values O the capacitance falls to half its initial value and the charge remains the same O the capacitance and the charge both double O the capacitance remains the same and the charge doubles

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Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance
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A capacitor stores charge Q at a potential difference AV. If the voltage applied by a battery to the capacitor is doubled to 2AV, which of the following happens?
the capacitance and the charge both fall to half their initial values
the capacitance falls to half its initial value and the charge remains the same
O the capacitance and the charge both double
the capacitance remains the same and the charge doubles
Transcribed Image Text:A capacitor stores charge Q at a potential difference AV. If the voltage applied by a battery to the capacitor is doubled to 2AV, which of the following happens? the capacitance and the charge both fall to half their initial values the capacitance falls to half its initial value and the charge remains the same O the capacitance and the charge both double the capacitance remains the same and the charge doubles
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The relation between the charge, capacitance and voltage is given by 

Q = C V 

where, Q is the charge, C is the capacitance and V is the voltage. 

 

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