Question
Download Solution PDFIf the distance between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is increased 10 times and the area is reduced to one-fourth, then its capacitance _______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFConcept
The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is given by:
where, ϵo = Permittivity of free space
A = Area of parallel plate capacitor
d = Distance between parallel plate capacitor
Calculation
Given,
Thus, the new capacitance becomes
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