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A parallel plate capacitor is charged and the charging battery is disconnected. If the plates of the capacitor are moved further apart by means of insulating handles. Then

A

the charge on the capacitor increases

B

the voltage across the plates increases

C

the capacitance of the capacitor increases

D

the electrostatic energy stored in the capacitor increases

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