An empty parallel plate capacitor is connected between the terminals of a 9.0-V battery and charged up. The capacitor is then disconnected from the battery, and the spacing between the capacitor plates is doubled. As a result of this change, what is the new voltage between the plates of the capacitor

The new voltage between the plates of the capacitor is 18 V

Explanation:

The charge on parallel plate capacitor is calculated as;

q = CV

Where;

V is the battery voltage

C is the capacitance of the capacitor, calculated as;

where;

ε₀ is permittivity of free space

A is the area of the capacitor

d is the space between the parallel plate capacitors

If only the space between the capacitors is doubled and every other parameter is kept constant, the new voltage will be calculated as;

Therefore, the new voltage between the plates of the capacitor is 18 V

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