Question

Each plate of parallel plate capacitor has a charge q on it. The capacitor is now connected to a battery. Now,

• A. the facing surfaces of the capacitor have equal and opposite charges
• B. the two plates of the capacitor have equal and opposite charges
• C. the battery supplies equal and opposite charges to the two plates
• D. the outer surfaces of the plates have equal charges

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A the facing surfaces of the capacitor have equal and opposite charges
C the battery supplies equal and opposite charges to the two plates
D the outer surfaces of the plates have equal charges