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How can a single isolated conductor act as a capacitor?
ABy placing it inside a magnetic field
BBy taking the other conductor at infinity
CBy coating it with a metal foil
DBy earthing it through a resistor
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. By taking the other conductor at infinity
Treating the second conductor as lying at infinity lets one conductor have a capacitance with respect to it.
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