Answer:
The new voltage between the plates of the capacitor is 18 V
Explanation:
The charge on parallel plate capacitor is calculated as;
q = CV
Where;
V is the battery voltage
C is the capacitance of the capacitor, calculated as;
[tex]C = \frac{\epsilon _0A}{d} \\\\q =CV = (\frac{\epsilon _0A}{d})V = \frac{\epsilon _0A V}{d}[/tex]
[tex]q = \frac{\epsilon _0A V}{d}[/tex]
where;
ε₀ is permittivity of free space
A is the area of the capacitor
d is the space between the parallel plate capacitors
If only the space between the capacitors is doubled and every other parameter is kept constant, the new voltage will be calculated as;
[tex]q = \frac{\epsilon _0A V}{d} \\\\\frac{\epsilon _0A V}{d} = \frac{\epsilon _0A V}{d} \\\\\frac{V_1}{d_1} = \frac{V_2}{d_2} \\\\V_2 = \frac{V_1d_2}{d_1} \\\\(d_2 = 2d_1)\\\\V_2 = \frac{V_1*2d_1}{d_1} \\\\(V_1 = 9V)\\\\V_2 = \frac{9*2d_1}{d_1} \\\\V_2 = 9*2\\\\V_2 = 18 \ V[/tex]
Therefore, the new voltage between the plates of the capacitor is 18 V
