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Electric Energy Storage

Question 5 • 350CR Integrated Science

A capacitor is connected to a power source and begins charging.

Answer
A
The power source runs out of electrons to send to the charged plate.
B
No additional positive charges can be moved onto the second plate.
C
The charged plates attract each other and touch, causing a discharge.
D
Electrons are too strongly repelled from the negatively charged plate.

Explanation

As the capacitor charges, electrons build up on one plate and leave the other, creating an increasing voltage across the plates. This voltage opposes the power source, so the source pushes electrons against a stronger electrical repulsion. Charging stops when that repulsion balances the source; D describes this effect.

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