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The capacitance of a parallel plate condenser does not depend upon the distance between the platesarea of the platesmedium between the platesmetal of the plates

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The capacitance of a parallel plate condenser does not depend upon the distance between the platesarea of the platesmedium between the platesmetal of the plates

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The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor does not depend on the metal of the plates.

Here's why:

  1. The formula for the capacitance (C) of a parallel plate capacitor is C = εA/d, where ε is the permittivity of the material between the plates, A is the area of one of the plates, and d is the distance between the plates.

  2. As you can see from the formula, the capacitance depends on the area of the plates, the distance between the plates, and the permittivity of the material between the plates.

  3. The type of metal of the plates does not appear in this formula, which means the capacitance does not depend on it. The metal of the plates only serves to provide and conduct the charge, but it does not affect the amount of charge a capacitor can store per unit voltage (which is what capacitance measures).

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