What happens to the magnitude of the charge on each plate of a capacitor if the potential difference between the conductors is doubled?

1.It becomes four times larger.
2.It becomes two times larger.
3.It is unchanged.
4.It becomes one-half as large.
5.It becomes one-fourth as large.


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