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If the charge on a capacitor is doubled, what happens to the field between its plates?
AIt falls to zero
BIt is halved
CIt is doubled
DIt is unchanged
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. It is doubled
By Coulomb's law and superposition, field is directly proportional to the charge Q.
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