Connecting a conductor with a voltage source

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This kind of confuses me. You have a capacitor which has a voltage of 200 volts. Now when doubling the distance between the plates and adding a 100 V voltage source to it, it is said that the voltage between the capacitor plates stays the same, as in 200 V.
I don't follow. Someone care to explain?

Thanks in advance,
fawk3s
 
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fawk3s said:
This kind of confuses me. You have a capacitor which has a voltage of 200 volts. Now when doubling the distance between the plates and adding a 100 V voltage source to it, it is said that the voltage between the capacitor plates stays the same, as in 200 V.
I don't follow. Someone care to explain?

Thanks in advance,
fawk3s
Where is it said such a thing?
 
It was in a physics problem concerning conductors. But I just found out that its because the voltage source works against the work done when moving the plates. A current is created and the extra voltage created does the work. So the voltage between the plates should stay the same to a certain point.