Question

Where is the electrical potential energy stored when a capacitor is charged?

पर्याय

• In the electric field set up between its plates

• Merely in charge sitting on the plates

• In the capacitance of the plates

• In the connecting wire only

Answer 1

The electrical potential energy of a charged capacitor is associated with the electric field set up between its plates. It is not merely energy in charge “sitting” on the plates.