Answer to Question #159148 in Electric Circuits for Yolande

Question

State and explain the physical factors on which the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor depends on.

Answer 1

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

Because:

The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is given by the formula - $C= \large\frac{ϵA}{d} ​$

Where, 

A is the area of each plate

d is the distance between the plates and

ϵ is the permittivity of the space between the plates