{"id":19050,"date":"2024-04-15T05:34:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=19050"},"modified":"2024-04-15T05:34:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:34:12","slug":"the-value-of-a-capacitor-can-be-made-larger-by-a-increasing-the-area-of-the-plates-b-decreasing-the-area-of-the-plates-c-increasing-the-frequency-of-the-applied-voltage-d-increasing-the-voltage-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-value-of-a-capacitor-can-be-made-larger-by-a-increasing-the-area-of-the-plates-b-decreasing-the-area-of-the-plates-c-increasing-the-frequency-of-the-applied-voltage-d-increasing-the-voltage-a\/","title":{"rendered":"The value of a capacitor can be made larger by: A. increasing the area of the plates B. decreasing the area of the plates C. increasing the frequency of the applied voltage D. increasing the voltage applied to the plates E. None of the above"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6abd6fcd19ebb\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    increasing the area of the plates                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    decreasing the area of the plates                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    increasing the frequency of the applied voltage                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    increasing the voltage applied to the plates E. 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Increasing the area of the plates.<\/p>\n<p>The capacitance of a capacitor is given by the formula:<\/p>\n<p>$C = \\frac{\\epsilon_0 A}{d}$<\/p>\n<p>where $C$ is the capacitance, $\\epsilon_0$ is the permittivity of free space, $A$ is the area of the plates, and $d$ is the distance between the plates.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the capacitance is proportional to the area of the plates. Increasing the area of the plates will increase the capacitance.<\/p>\n<p>Option B is incorrect <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> because decreasing the area of the plates will decrease the capacitance.<\/p>\n<p>Option C is incorrect because increasing the frequency of the applied voltage will not <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> affect the capacitance.<\/p>\n<p>Option D is incorrect because increasing the voltage applied to the plates will not affect the capacitance.<\/p>\n<p>Option E is incorrect because increasing the area of the plates is the only way to increase the capacitance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[682],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The value of a capacitor can be made larger by: A. increasing the area of the plates B. decreasing the area of the plates C. increasing the frequency of the applied voltage D. increasing the voltage applied to the plates E. 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