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is the capacitance of capacitor proportional to charge Q?

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No, as charge Q increases, the potential difference V also increases, i.e.V`prop`.Q. So, the ratio`Q/V` remains constant. Thus, the capacitance `C=Q/V` will be same with increase of charge.
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