Two ideal parallel-platecapacitors are identicalin every respect except that one has twice theplate area of the other. If the smaller capacitorhas capacitance C, the larger one hascapacitanceO A. CO B. C/2O C. 8CO D. 4CO E. 2C For the graph shown in the figure, what physicalquantity does the slope of the graph representfor ohmic material?PotentialO A. resistivityB. resistanceO C. 1/(resistance)D. 1/(resistivity)O E. powerCurrent

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Two ideal parallel-plate capacitors are identical in every respect except that one has twice the plate area of the other. If the smaller capacitor has capacitance C, the larger one has capacitance O A. C O B. C/2 O C. 8C O D. 4C O E. 2C

Two ideal parallel-plate capacitors are identical in every respect except that one has twice the plate area of the other. If the smaller capacitor has capacitance C, the larger one has capacitance O A. C O B. C/2 O C. 8C O D. 4C O E. 2C

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Two ideal parallel-plate
capacitors are identical
in every respect except that one has twice the
plate area of the other. If the smaller capacitor
has capacitance C, the larger one has
capacitance
O A. C
O B. C/2
O C. 8C
O D. 4C
O E. 2C

For the graph shown in the figure, what physical
quantity does the slope of the graph represent
for ohmic material?
Potential
O A. resistivity
B. resistance
O C. 1/(resistance)
D. 1/(resistivity)
O E. power
Current

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