The discussion centers on the behavior of two concentric spherical shells connected to a battery, with the smaller shell linked to the negative terminal and the larger shell to the positive terminal. It concludes that the system can indeed function as a capacitor, as the charge distribution on the shells will create a voltage difference between them. However, the question of whether the charges can remain at the same electric potential is clarified; a capacitor requires a voltage difference to store energy, thus the charges cannot be at the same potential when connected to a battery.
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I feel these 2 statements are contradicting each other, can the capacitor have no voltage difference between its surfaces when connected to a battery?brianeyes88677 said:s there any situation for the charges on these spheres stay at the same electric potential? Can this system make a kind of capacitor?