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AP Physics C: E&M
10.3 Capacitors
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Parallel-plate capacitor connected to a battery.
Parallel-plate capacitor connected to a battery.
An ideal parallel-plate capacitor with plate area \(A\) and plate separation \(d\) is connected to a battery that maintains a constant potential difference \(V_0\), establishing a capacitance \(C_0\) and an electric field magnitude \(E_0\) between the plates. The capacitor is modified by doubling the plate area to \(2A\) and halving the separation distance to \(d/2\) while remaining connected to the battery. What are the new capacitance \(C'\) and the new electric field magnitude \(E'\) between the plates?

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