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A capacitor of capacitance `C` is charged to a potential difference `V` from a cell and then disconnected from it. A charge `+Q` is now given to its positive plate. The potential difference across the capacitor is now.

A

`V`

B

`V+Q/C`

C

`V+Q/(2C)`

D

`V-Q/C,` if `VltCV`

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