Charge, voltage, and capacitance for a capacitor (17-14)

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Question

A capacitor carries a charge \(+q\) on its positive plate and a charge \(−q\) on its negative plate.
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Review

Let’s apply Kirchhoff's loop rule to the circuit shown in Figure 18-­17b. In Sec­tion 17­-5 we found that the magnitude of the charge \(q\) on the capacitor plates is proportional to the voltage \(V\) across the capacitor: