Which outcome occurs when a capacitive sensor experiences surface contamination?

💡 Explanation

Surface contamination increases the effective dielectric constant because contaminants fill the space between capacitor plates, therefore measured capacitance will increase, rather than decreasing dissipation or impacting magnetic effects given its operation

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