Question

What happens to the capacitance if the charge on the plates of a capacitor is doubled? a. The capacitance is doubled. c. The capacitance remains unchanged. b. The capacitance is halved. d. The capacitance becomes four times. Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. The capacitance remains unchanged. Capacitance is a measure of the ability of a capacitor to store charge and is determined by the physical characteristics of the capacitor, such as the surface area of the plates and the distance between them. Doubling the charge on the plates does not change these physical characteristics, so the capacitance remains unchanged.