A parallel-plate capacitor is charged by connection to a battery
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Problem
2. A parallel-plate capacitor is charged by connection to a battery. If the battery is disconnected and the separation between the plates is increased, what will happen to the charge on the capacitor and the voltage across it?
(A) Both remain fixed.
(B) Both increase.
(C) The charge increases and the voltage decreases.
(D) The charge remains fixed and the voltage increases.