Enriquez instructed the students to choose which between the two capacitor has the greatest capacitance. The metal plates of Capacitor A has an area of 100 cm2 separated by a distance of 0.2 cm while Capacitor B’s metal plates is 0.4 cm away from each other with an area of 50 cm2. Which one shall the students choose?

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Enriquez instructed the students to choose which between the two capacitor has the greatest capacitance. The metal plates of Capacitor A has an area of 100 cm2 separated by a distance of 0.2 cm while Capacitor B’s metal plates is 0.4 cm away from each other with an area of 50 cm2. Which one shall the students choose?

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