Electrostatics Question 152

Question: If the distance between the plates of parallel plate capacitor is halved and the dielectric constant of dielectric is doubled, then its capacity will [MH CET 2003]

Options:

A) Increase by 16 times

B) Increase by 4 times

C) Increase by 2 times

D) Remain the same

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

C=Kε0AdKd

Hence, C1C2=K1K2×d2d1=K2K×d/2d=14

therefore, C2 = 4C1



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