NCERT Class XII Chapter
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
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Question : 24
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What is the area of the plates of a 2 F parallel plate capacitor, given that the separation between the plates is 0.5 cm?
Solution:  
C =
ε0A
d
or A =
C.d
ε0
=
2×0.5×102
8.85×1012

orA = 1.13 × 109m2 = 1130 km2
This is why ordinary capacitors are in the range of µF or less.
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