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A parallel plate capacitor with area A and distance d has capacitance C. If now the area is half (A / 2) and the separation is double (2d), determine the new capacitance. a. C/2 b. C c. 4 C d. 2 C

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A parallel plate capacitor with area A and distance d has capacitance C. If now the area is half (A / 2) and the separation is double (2d), determine the new capacitance.

a. C/2

b. C

c. 4 C

d. 2 C

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