Consider a capacitor that has a vacuum in the space between the conductors. If we double the amount of charge on each conductor, what happens to the capacitance?
Correct answer: C. It remains same
- A. It increases
- B. It decreases
- C. It remains same
- D. It depends on the size or shape of the conductors
Explanation
Option C is correct because to double the charge; you will need to increase the area of plates so that it holds more charge.Thus charge does not decide capacitance. Capacitance decides how much charge a capacitor can hold.You can not double the capacitance by giving a double charge. This extra charge will get wasted.
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