The capacitance represents "how much excess charge a capacitor can hold when a certain electric potential difference is applied." in other words, the greater the capacitance, the more excess charge the plates can hold even as the electric potential difference is unchanged. Now, consider a charged parallel-plate capacitor disconnected from a voltage source where the separation between the plates is reduced... Which of the following choices below represents the effect of this change on the capacitance of the capacitor plates?       The capacitance is reduced     The capacitance is increased     The capacitance is unchanged

1-The capacitance represents "how much excess charge a capacitor can hold when a certain electric potential difference is applied." in other words, the greater the capacitance, the more excess charge the plates can hold even as the electric potential difference is unchanged. Now, consider a charged parallel-plate capacitor disconnected from a voltage source where the separation between the plates is reduced... Which of the following choices below represents the effect of this change on the capacitance of the capacitor plates?

•     The capacitance is reduced
•     The capacitance is increased
•     The capacitance is unchanged