Easy MCQ +4 / -1

The capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor doubles if:

  1. A distance between plates is doubled
  2. B area is halved
  3. C distance is halved Correct answer
  4. D voltage is doubled

Solution

$C = \varepsilon_0 A/d$; halving $d$ doubles $C$.

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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Electrostatics · Topic: Electric Potential and Capacitance

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