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Energy of a Capacitor

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A capacitor stores energy within a dielectric between the conducting plates in the form of .

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a magnetic field

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positive voltage

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C

an electric field

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Solution

The correct option is C an electric field
Capacitors are energy storing elements, which store energy in the form of an electric field.

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