When the charge given to a capacitor is doubled its capacitance

Increases twice

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Decreases twice

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Increases four times

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Does not change

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Solution

The correct option is B Does not change
When the charge given to a capacitor is doubled its capacitance does not changes. The capacitance depends only on the geometrical configuration of your conductors (capacitors).

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