Suppose the two plates of a parallel-plate capacitor have fixed charges Q and -Q. If we double the gap between the plates, the (a) potential difference between the plates,
A. quadruples.
B. doubles.
C. remains the same.
D. is reduced by a factor of two.
E. is reduced by a factor of four.
F. some other result (specify).
B. doubles.
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