Vacuum Capacitance: Value & Dependency?

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Does anyone know what the value of capacitance in a vacuum ([tex]C_{0}[/tex]) is?
Would this be a constant or dependent on the particular capacitor?

Thanks
 
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The electrical permitivity of a vacuum is 8.85 pF/m.

The actual value of any capacitance depends on it's geometry
 

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