FIGURE 24-4 -Two Parallel-Plate Capacitors Are Connected in Series to a Battery

Multiple Choice

FIGURE 24-4
-Two parallel-plate capacitors are connected in series to a battery as shown in Fig. 24-4. A dielectric is inserted in capacitor C₁. What happens to the charge on capacitor C₂?

A) The charge on C₂ increases or decreases depending on the value of the voltage of the battery.
B) The charge on C₂ increases.
C) The charge on C₂ increases or decreases depending on the value of the dielectric constant of the dielectric.
D) The charge on C₂ decreases.
E) The charge on C₂ remains the same.