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Homework Statement
Which of the following will most likely increase the electric field between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor?
(a) Adding a resistor that is connected to the capacitor in series
(b) Adding a resistor that is connected to the capacitor in parallel
(c) Increasing the distance between the plates
(d) Adding an extra battery to the system
Homework Equations
E=V/d
V=iR
The Attempt at a Solution
(c) was automatically out, as pe r E=V/d. I am stuck between between a, b, and c. I know that adding a battery would increase V, thus increasing E. However, I'm confused about whether increasing resistance decreases or increases voltage. According to V=iR, it seems like it should (there's nothing in the problem indicating whether i is constant). Does increasing resistance decrease or increase the voltage applied to the capacitor?
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