A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a battery. The plates are pulled apart with a uniform speed. If $x$ is the separation between the plates, the time rate of change of electrostatic energy of capacitor is proportional to

  • A

    $x^{-2}$

  • B

    $x$

  • C

    $x^{-1}$

  • D

    $x^{2}$

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The plates of a parallel plate capacitor have an area of $90 \,cm ^{2}$ each and are separated by $2.5\; mm .$ The capacitor is charged by connecting it to a $400\; V$ supply.

$(a)$ How much electrostatic energy is stored by the capacitor?

$(b)$ View this energy as stored in the electrostatic field between the plates, and obtain the energy per unit volume $u$. Hence arrive at a relation between $u$ and the magnitude of electric field $E$ between the plates.

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$(a)$ A $900 \;p\,F$ capacitor is charged by $100 \;V$ battery [Figure $(a)$]. How much electrostatic energy is stored by the capacitor?

$(b)$ The capacitor is disconnected from the battery and connected to another $90\; p\,F$ capacitor [Figure $(b)$]. What is the electrostatic energy stored by the system?