If the Area of the Plates of a Parallel-Plate Capacitor

question 20

Multiple Choice

If the area of the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor is doubled,the capacitance is

• A)not changed.
• B)doubled.
• C)halved.
• D)increased by a factor of 4.
• E)decreased by a factor of 1/4.

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