In a parallel plate capacitor, the capacity increases if :

area of the plate is decreased

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distance between the plates increases

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area of the plate increases

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dielectric constant decrease

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Solution

The correct option is D area of the plate increases
Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is given by
$C = \frac{A ϵ}{d}$
where $A$ is the area of the plates, $d$ is the distance between the plates.
Hence $C \propto A$
and $C \propto \frac{1}{d}$
and $C \propto ϵ$
Thus the correct answer is option C.

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In a parallel plate capacitor, the capacity increases if :

The correct option is D area of the plate increasesCapacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is given by C=Aϵdwhere A is the area of the plates, d is the distance between the plates.Hence C∝Aand C∝1dand C∝ϵThus the correct answer is option C.