A parallel-plate capacitor with a capacitance C, has a plate area 0.2 cm² and a plate distance of 2 mm. Another parallel plate capacitor, C2, has a plate area 0.4 m2 and a plate distance 8 mm. The ratio C2/C, is O 0.5 O 1

A parallel-plate capacitor with a capacitance C, has a plate area 0.2 cm² and a plate distance of 2 mm. Another parallel plate capacitor, C2, has a plate area 0.4 m2 and a plate distance 8 mm. The ratio C2/C, is O 0.5 O 1

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A parallel-plate capacitor with a capacitance C, has a plate area 0.2 cm² and a plate
distance of 2 mm. Another parallel plate capacitor, C2, has a plate area 0.4 m² and a
plate distance 8 mm. The ratio C2/C, is
0.5
O 1
2.

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