University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 24 - Capacitance and Dielectrics - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 808: Q24.3

Answer

The charges will have the same magnitude.

Work Step by Step

The battery moves charges from one plate to the other, making one have a deficit of electrons, while the other has an excess of the same number of electrons. If the plates have different areas, the surface charge densities will be different. However, the charges will be equal in magnitude and opposite in sign.
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