Physics Capacitors

True or False:
You can increase the capacitance by increasing the charge stored in the   capacitor

• True
• False

What happens to capacitance if you  increase the distance of separation of the metal plates?

• Increases
• Decreases
• Remains the same

What happens to capacitance if you decrease the area of the metal plates?

• Increase
• Decrease

What happens to the current in the circuit during the charging process of a capacitor?

• Decreases over time
• Increases over time
• Remains constant

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What happens to the charge in a capacitor during the discharging process?

• Increases over time
• Decreases over time
• Remains the same

Which is the Q vs t graph for the charging process of a capacitor?

• a
• b

The following are factors affecting capacitance, except.

• Dielectric in between the metal plates
• Area  of the metal plates
• Distance of separation of the metal plates
• Voltage across the metal plates

True or False:
The Current vs Time graph is  the same for  charging and discharging of a capacitor.

• True 
• False

What is the voltage across   the plates of the capacitor if  the capacitance is 10 uF and the Charge stored is  30 uC?

• 0.333 V
• 3 V
• 300 V

What is the dielectric constant of Air?

• 1
• 0
• 3.5
• 2.7