If the area of the plates of a capacitor is increased, the amount of capacitance _____.

a. decreases
b. increases
c. stays the same
d. may increase or decrease


b. increases

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The PIV for a bridge rectifier is

A) negative B) approximately VS(pk) C) approximately 4 VS(pk) D) approximately 2 VS(pk)

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