Electrostatics Question 87
Question: The capacitance of an air filled parallel plate capacitor is . The separation between the plates is doubled and the space between the plates is then filled with wax giving the capacitance a new value of . The dielectric constant of wax is [AMU 1995]
Options:
A) 12.0
B) 10.0
C) 8.0
D) 4.2
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
therefore
therefore
therefore K = 8