Explanation: Increasing the number of plates in a capacitor directly increases its capacitance. Capacitance is proportional to the surface area of the plates. When you add more plates, especially in an interleaved arrangement with alternating connections, you are effectively increasing the total active surface area available for charge storage. Think of it as creating multiple small capacitors in parallel. Each adjacent pair of plates forms a capacitor. When these are connected in parallel, their individual capacitances add up, leading to a higher overall capacitance for the component. Therefore, more plate area means a greater ability to store an electric charge for a given voltage.