Parallel-Plate Capacitor: Which of the following will increase the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor? (There could be more than one correct choice.)

A. a decrease in the plate area and an increase in the plate separation
B. a decrease in the potential difference between the plates
C. an increase in the potential difference between the plates
D. an increase in the plate area and a decrease in the plate separation
E. an increase in the charge on the plates


Answer: D

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