What happens to the charge on the capacitorimmediately after the switch is throw

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What happens to the charge on the capacitorimmediately after the switch is thrown?  See picturebelow
A) The electrons on the negative plate of thecapacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge onthe other plate.
B) Only the surface charge is held in thecapacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through theresistor.
C) The electrons on the negative plate immediatelypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate.
D) The electrons on the negative plate eventuallypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate. A) The electrons on the negative plate of thecapacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge onthe other plate.
B) Only the surface charge is held in thecapacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through theresistor.
C) The electrons on the negative plate immediatelypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate.
D) The electrons on the negative plate eventuallypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate. A) The electrons on the negative plate of thecapacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge onthe other plate.
B) Only the surface charge is held in thecapacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through theresistor.
C) The electrons on the negative plate immediatelypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate.
D) The electrons on the negative plate eventuallypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate. A) The electrons on the negative plate of thecapacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge onthe other plate.
B) Only the surface charge is held in thecapacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through theresistor.
C) The electrons on the negative plate immediatelypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate.
D) The electrons on the negative plate eventuallypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate. A) The electrons on the negative plate of thecapacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge onthe other plate.
B) Only the surface charge is held in thecapacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through theresistor.
C) The electrons on the negative plate immediatelypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate.
D) The electrons on the negative plate eventuallypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate. A) The electrons on the negative plate of thecapacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge onthe other plate.
B) Only the surface charge is held in thecapacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through theresistor.
C) The electrons on the negative plate immediatelypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate.
D) The electrons on the negative plate eventuallypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate. A) The electrons on the negative plate of thecapacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge onthe other plate.
B) Only the surface charge is held in thecapacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through theresistor.
C) The electrons on the negative plate immediatelypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate.
D) The electrons on the negative plate eventuallypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate. A) The electrons on the negative plate of thecapacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge onthe other plate.
B) Only the surface charge is held in thecapacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through theresistor.
C) The electrons on the negative plate immediatelypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate.
D) The electrons on the negative plate eventuallypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate. A) The electrons on the negative plate of thecapacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge onthe other plate.
B) Only the surface charge is held in thecapacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through theresistor.
C) The electrons on the negative plate immediatelypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate.
D) The electrons on the negative plate eventuallypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate. A) The electrons on the negative plate of thecapacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge onthe other plate.
B) Only the surface charge is held in thecapacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through theresistor.
C) The electrons on the negative plate immediatelypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate.
D) The electrons on the negative plate eventuallypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate. A) The electrons on the negative plate of thecapacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge onthe other plate.
B) Only the surface charge is held in thecapacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through theresistor.
C) The electrons on the negative plate immediatelypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate.
D) The electrons on the negative plate eventuallypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate. A) The electrons on the negative plate of thecapacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge onthe other plate.
B) Only the surface charge is held in thecapacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through theresistor.
C) The electrons on the negative plate immediatelypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate.
D) The electrons on the negative plate eventuallypass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positiveplate. What happens to the charge on the capacitorimmediately after the switch is thrown? See picturebelow

Explanation / Answer

option D.

charge on capacitor decays exponentially.

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