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Does capacitance depend on how much voltage is applied across it? if you disconnect the battery...

  1. Does capacitance depend on how much voltage is applied across it?
  2. if you disconnect the battery and measure the voltage across the capacitor plates. How do you compare this with the voltage when the battery was connected?
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