How does capacitance depend on separation?




How does the capacitance depend on separation? Does it follow a straight line? Does it follow the trend you expect? Why or why not?

How does the capacitance depend on area? Does it follow a straight line? Does it follow the trend you expect? Why or why not?

Using the slope from your graph of C vs. A, determine the dielectric constant of paper. Find a value for the dielectric constant of paper in your textbook and compare to your measured value. (How do I find the dielectric constant?)







The full question states, A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a battery. If we double the plate separation,

1. the capacitance is doubled
2. None of these
3. the charge on each plate is halved
4. the potential difference is halved
5. the Electric field is doubled