What factors cause the capacitance between two parallel plates to increase?

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15 Dec 2018
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28 May 2026

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Explanation

Capacitance is directly proportional to the plate area and inversely proportional to the distance between the plates. Therefore, increasing the plate area and decreasing the gap between them results in higher capacitance, regardless of the applied voltage.

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