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Q. Assertion : Capacity of a parallel plate capacitor increases when distance between the plates is decreased
Reason : Capacitance of capacitor is inversely proportional to distance between them

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Solution:

Capacitance of parallel plate capacitor is $C=\frac{\varepsilon_{0} A}{d}$ where $A$ is the area of each plate and $d$ is separation between them. Thus if distance decreases, capacitance of capacitor increases