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Define capacitance . Give its unit.

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The capacitance C of a capacitor defined as the ratio of the magnitude of charge on either of the conductor plates to the potential difference existing between the conductors .
`C= (q)/(V) "or" Q prop V .`
The SI unit of capacitance is coulomb per volt or farad (F).
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