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How does increasing the plate area of a parallel plate capacitor affect its capacitance? Scenario focus: field energy in a distinct A-Level Physics fields context; identify the field quantity, source, direction, and unit before selecting the answer.
- A.Capacitance increases
- B.Capacitance decreases
- C.Capacitance remains the same
- D.Capacitance becomes zero
Model answer
What a good answer should say
- Capacitance increases
Explanation
Why this works
The correct answer is Capacitance increases. This is correct for Capacitance because the stem is testing field energy; the chosen option keeps the field quantity, source interaction, direction, and unit consistent.
The alternatives are weaker because they mix gravitational, electric, magnetic, orbital, or transformer ideas, or they attach the right number to the wrong physical meaning.
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