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PHY 102 Capacitors and Capacitance Objective Question

Question

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

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Capacitance is inversely proportional to plate separation (C ∝ 1/d). Doubling the separation halves the capacitance.

Hint

More separation → lower capacitance.

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