If the charge on each plate of a parallel plate capacitor is $Q$ and the magnitude of the electric field between the plates is $E$,then the force on each plate of the parallel plate capacitor will be:

  • A
    $\frac{1}{2} QE$
  • B
    $QE$
  • C
    $2QE$
  • D
    zero

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