A capacitor has a plate area of 0.01 square meters. A second capacitor has a plate area of 0.02 square meters. If the first capacitor is 0.1 µF, what is the value of the second capacitor if all other physical characteristics are identical?

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The capacitance of a capacitor is directly proportional to its plate area. Doubling the plate area from 0.01 to 0.02 square meters doubles the capacitance from 0.1 µF to 0.2 µF.

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