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Chapter 3, Problem 3.32P
A 100-pF capacitor is constructed of parallel plates of metal, each having a width Wand a length L. The plates are separated by air with a distance d Assume that L and Ware both much larger than d. What is the new capacitance if
- both L and Ware doubled and the other parameters are unchanged
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