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A spark plug in a bike or a car is used to ignite the air-fuel mixture in the engine. It consists of two electrodes separated by a gap of around 0.6 mm gap as shown in the figure.

To create the spark, an electric field of magnitude `3xx10^(6)Vm^(-1)` is required.
If the gap is increased, does the potential difference increase, decrease or remains the same?

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From the above, we come to know when the gap is increased. Potential also increase.
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