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The capacitance of a capacitor is
  1. directly proportional to the dielectric constant of the medium between the plates
  2. inversely proportional to the dielectric constant of the medium between the plates
  3. proportional to the square of the dielectric constant of the medium between the plates
  4. independent of the dielectric constant of the medium between the plates

A
directly proportional to the dielectric constant of the medium between the plates
B
proportional to the square of the dielectric constant of the medium between the plates
C
independent of the dielectric constant of the medium between the plates
D
inversely proportional to the dielectric constant of the medium between the plates
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