Answer to Question #140680 in General Chemistry for Ashley

Question

How does the electric potential energy stored in a capacitor depend on the quantity of charge on each conductor?
1 : the electric potential energy is directly proportional to the charge on each conductor
2 : the electric potential energy is proportional to the square of the charge on each conductor
3 : the electric potential energy is inversely proportional to the charge on each conductor
4 : the electric potential energy is inversely proportional to the square of the charge on each conductor
5 : the electric potential energy is independent of the charge on each conductor

Answer 1

1 : the electric potential energy is directly proportional to the charge on each conductor