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PHY 102 Gauss's Law and Electrostatic Fields Objective Question
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Question

If the plate area of a parallel plate capacitor is doubled, what happens to the capacitance?
Options
A Halved
B Doubled
Correct Answer
C Quadrupled
D Unchanged
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Capacitance C = ε₀A/d is directly proportional to area A. Doubling A doubles C.

Hint

More area → more charge storage.

Question Info

Course: PHY 102
Topic: Gauss's Law and Electrostatic Fields
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 58 of 1819
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