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The capacity of a parallel plate condenser is inversely proportional to ___________.
  1. Permittivity of medium
  2. Area of each plate
  3. Dielectric constant
  4. Distance between two plates

A
Dielectric constant
B
Distance between two plates
C
Permittivity of medium
D
Area of each plate
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Capacitance is the ability of a component or circuit to collect and store energy in the form of an electrical charge. It depends upon the physical dimensions of the capacitor.
For a parallel plate capacitor, it is given as
C=Aϵ0d
C1d

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