Electrostatics Question 61
Question: The distance between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is $ d $ . A metal plate of thickness $ d/2 $ is placed between the plates. The capacitance would then be [MP PMT 1994]
Options:
A) Unchanged
B) Halved
C) Zero
D) Doubled
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ C=\frac{{\varepsilon _{0}}A}{d-(d/2)}=2\frac{{\varepsilon _{0}}A}{d} $
