An isolated capacitor consisting of two large metal disks separated by a very thin sheet of plastic initially has equal and opposite charges +Q and −Q on the two disks. Then we connect a long thin...

An isolated capacitor consisting of two large metal disks separated by a very thin sheet of plastic initially has equal and opposite charges +Q and −Q on the two disks. Then we connect a long thin Nichrome wire to the capacitor as shown in Figure 20.69.