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A parallel plate capacitor is charged and then disconnected from the battery. If the plates of the capacitor are moved farther apart

A

the charge on the capacitor will increase

B

the potential difference between the two plates will increase

C

the capacitance will increase

D

the electrostatic energy stored in the capacitor will decrease

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