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Grade 12th passElectrostatics

does thickness of capacitor plate affect its capacitance???...... are area and thickness same things??? plzzzzzzzz explainnnnnnnn

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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7 Years ago
Dear student
Capacitance does not depend on dimensions. It depends on type of material and surrounding medium.
Thickness is, we can say,  width of capacitor and
Area is length * thickness. 
WITH REGARDS 
MAHIMA 
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