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A parallel plate capacitor is charged and then isolated. The effect of increasing the plate separation on charge, potential and capacitance respectively are

A

constant, decreases, decreases

B

increases, decreases, decreases

C

constant, deareases, increases

D

constant, increases, decreases

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