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A parallel plate capacitor is connected to an ideal battery which provides a fixed potential differences. Originally, the energy stored in the capacitor is U0. If the distance between the plates is doubled, then new energy stored in the capacitor will be

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4U0
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2U0
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U0
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U0/2
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Solution

The correct option is A 4U0
Energy stored in parallel capacitor, U=12ϵoAd.E2.d2
It is seen that energy stored in the capacitor is directly proportional to square of the distance between the plates are doubled, the new energy stored will be 4Uo

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