A capacitor is a passive electronic component that stores energy in the form of an electrostatic field.

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It stores magnetic field

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The correct option is A This statement is true
When a capacitor is connected to a battery, charge is supplied to the capacitor plates. In this process, battery has to do work to supply the electric energy to the capacitor, this energy is stored in the form of electrostatic field between the plates. The given statement is true.

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