The plates of a parallel-plate capacitor are moved so the separation doubles, with the plate area unchanged. What happens to the capacitance?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. It is halved
- Step 1: C = epsilon x A / d. Step 2. If d doubles, C falls to one half. Answer: it is halved. Why not the others: capacitance is inversely proportional to separation.
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