A battery charges a parallel-plate capacitor fully and then is removed. The plates are immediately pulled apart. (With the battery disconnected, the amount of charge on the plates remains constant

) What happens to the potential difference between the plates as they are being separated? A) It decreases.
B) It increases.
C) It remains constant.
D) There is no way to tell from the information given.


B

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