medium · MCAT chem-phys
An experimental cell membrane is modeled as a parallel-plate capacitor with a capacitance of C. If the distance between the 'plates' (the thickness of the bilayer) is halved while the surface area remains constant, what is the new capacitance?
- (1)/(2)C
- C (No change)
- 4C
- 2C
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