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How does increasing the plate area of a parallel plate capacitor affect its capacitance?.
- A.Increases capacitance
- B.Decreases capacitance
- C.No effect on capacitance
- D.Depends on the dielectric material
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- Increases capacitance
Explanation
Why this works
Increasing the plate area of a parallel plate capacitor increases the capacitance because capacitance is directly proportional to the area of the plates, allowing more charge to be stored.
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