In a parallel plate capacitor, the capacity can be increased by decreasing

In a parallel plate capacitor, the capacity can be increased by decreasing
  1. permeability of the medium.
  2. value of dielectric constant.
  3. area of the plates.
  4. the distance between plates.

Solution

Separation. Decreasing the separation of the plates, decreases the voltage of the capacitor since the electric-field is not affected by the distance between the plates. The voltage on the capacitor is $V=E d$. Therefore the voltage increases

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (12 Oct Shift 1)

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