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A parallel plate capacitor consists of two thin conducting plates each of area A held parallel to each other at a suitable distance d. insulating medium is generally filled between the plates. When one plate of the charged capacitor is earthed the charges flows, a) from plate to earth b) from earth to plate c) no change in charge on the plate d) capacitor gets discharged

A

from the plate to earth

B

from earth to plate

C

no change in charge on the plate

D

the capacitor gets discharged.

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