Each plate of a capacitor stores a charge of magnitude 1 mC when a 100 V potential difference is applied. The capacitance is:
Answer: 10 μF
Explanation
Charge: Q=1mC=1×10^−3C
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Voltage: V=100V
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The formula for capacitance is:
C=Q/V
Calculation:
C=1×10^−3/100=1×10^−5F=10μ
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