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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How is the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor affected by the potential difference across the capacitor?
A
C depend on the potential difference across the capacitor
B
C does not depend on the potential difference across the capacitor
C
C partially depend on the potential difference across the capacitor
D
C sometime depend on the potential difference across the capacitor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -when the potential difference V is increased, charge on capacitors also increases such that the ratio Q/V, remains constant i.e. capacitance remains constant . Because capacitance depends upon plate area, medium between plates and distance between plates .

Detailed explanation-2: -In that equation, C is a constant. i.e., Q and V will always change by the same factor and cancel out. Therefore it doesn’t depend on the charge on the plates or the potential difference between them.

Detailed explanation-3: -The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor depends on area of each plate, dielectric medium between the plates and distance between the plates.

Detailed explanation-4: -The capacitance does not depend on the charge between the plates.

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