Question

What determines the capacitance of a capacitor?

Answer 1

The primary two factors are the area of the plates of the capacitor and the distance between the plates

Explanation:

Other factors include the properties of the material between the plates, known as the dielectric, and whether the capacitor is in a vacuum or air or some other substance.

The capacitor equation is `C = \kappa * \epsilon_0*A/d`

Where C = capacitance

`\kappa` = dielectric constant, based on the material used

`\epsilon_0` = permittivity constant

A = area

d = distance between the plates