A parallel plate capacitor has a uniform electric field $E$ in the space between the plates. If the distance between the plates is $d$ and area of each plate is $A,$ the energy stored in the capacitor is 

  • [AIPMT 2008]
  • [AIPMT 2011]
  • [AIPMT 2012]
  • A

    ${\varepsilon _0}EAd$

  • B

    $\;\frac{1}{2}{\varepsilon _0}\frac{{{E^2}}}{{Ad}}$

  • C

    $\;\frac{1}{2}\;{\varepsilon _0}{E^2}Ad$

  • D

    $\;{\varepsilon _0}\frac{{{E^2}}}{{Ad}}$

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