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A capacitor can store more change when it has a

A capacitor can store more change when it has a
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large surface area and thick insulating layer.
B)

small surface area and thin insulating layer.
C)

large surface area and thin insulating layer.
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small surface area and thick insulating layer.

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C: large surface area and thin insulating layer

http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/teaching/part1a/intro_to_circuits/Capacitors1.html

" You would get a bigger capacitance if your capacitor plates had a larger surface area, or if the plates were closer together (thinner insulating layer). "

Source http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/teaching/part1a/intro_to_circuits/Capacitors1.html

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