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A parallel -plate capacitor is connected to a battery that maintains a constant potential difference V between the plates. If the plates are pulled away from each other, increasing their separation does the magnitude of the charge on the plates (a) increase (b) decrease or (c ) remain the same ?

A

Increases

B

Decreases

C

Remain same

D

Become zero

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