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What is the basic unit of capacitance?\",\n                    opts: [\"Henry\", \"Ohm\", \"Farad\", \"Coulomb\"],\n                    ans: 2,\n                    exp: \"The Farad (F) is the standard unit of capacitance, named after Michael Faraday.\"\n                },\n                {\n                    q: \"2. How does a capacitor store electrical energy?\",\n                    opts: [\"In a magnetic field\", \"In an electrostatic field between two plates\", \"In a chemical reaction\", \"As thermal energy\"],\n                    ans: 1,\n                    exp: \"A capacitor stores energy in an electrostatic field created by the voltage difference across its conductive plates.\"\n                },\n                {\n                    q: \"3. 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