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Work done to pull the plates of an isolated charged capacitor apart to n times the separation

The same question, asked 2 times: 10 May 2024 S1*, 21 Apr 2025 S2. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    10 May 2024 S1

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    A parallel plate capacitor has plate area AA and separation between the plates dd. It is charged to a potential difference of V0V_0 volt. The charging battery is then disconnected and the plates are pulled apart to three times the initial distance. The work done to increase the distance between the plates is (ε0\varepsilon_0 = permittivity of free space)

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  2. Question 2

    21 Apr 2025 S2

    38
    A parallel plate capacitor having plate area ' AA ' and separation ' dd ' is charged to a potential difference ' VV '. The charging battery is disconnected, and the plates are pulled apart to four times the initial separation. The work required to increase the distance between the plates is ( ε0=\varepsilon_{0}= permittivity of free space)

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