The energy stored in a capacitor is actually stored

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Accepted Answer

✅ Correct Answer: (A) Between the plates

📌 Explanation:

Step 1 — Charging Process:
• When a capacitor is charged, one plate gets +Q, the other gets −Q.

Step 2 — Electric Field:
• An electric field E is established in the medium between the plates.

Step 3 — Energy Storage:
• The work done in charging is stored as potential energy of the electric field.

U = ½ × ε₀ × E² × (Volume between plates)

∴ Energy is stored in the electric field between the plates.

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