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Capacitance of Parallel Plate Capacitor

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The capacity of parallel plate capacitor depends on :

A

metal used to make plates

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thickness of plate

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C

potential applied across the plate

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D

area of plate

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Solution

The correct option is B area of plate
As we have the formula of the capacitor,
$C = \frac{K ϵ_{0} A}{d}$
From the above formula we can infer that the capacity of parallel plate capacitor depends on the area of plate.

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