Question: A large parallel plate capacitor has plate separation of 1.00 cm and plate area of 314 cm2. The capacitor is connected across a voltage of

A large parallel plate capacitor has plate separation of 1.00 cm and plate area of 314 cm2. The capacitor is connected across a voltage of 20.0 V and has air between the plates. How much work is done on the capacitor as the plate separation is increased to 2.00 cm?

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