If the Area of the Plates of a Parallel Plate

question 31

Multiple Choice

If the area of the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is tripled and the plate separation is halved,by what factor does the capacitance change?

• A) it triples
• B) it doubles
• C) it increases by a factor of 6
• D) it increases 1.5 times
• E) it decreases to 2/3 the original

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