Electrostatics Question 797
Question: On decreasing the distance between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor, its capacitance
Options:
A) remains unaffected
B) decreases
C) first increases then decreases.
D) increases
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
[d] Since capacitance$ C=\frac{{\varepsilon _{0}}A}{d} $ , as d decreases capacitance increases.