Doubling the cell diameter increases the capacitance by what factor?

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1.If I double the diameter of a cell, by what factor does the capacitance of the membrane change?



2. Help!



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It depends on the shape of the cell and the permittivity,geometry and structure of the surroundings.For an isolated spherical cell C is proportional to diameter.