A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8 pF (1pF =10–¹² F). What will be the capacitance if the distance between the plates is reduced by half, and the space between them is filled with a substance of dielectric constant 6?

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A parallel plate capacitor with air between the
plates has a capacitance of 8 pF (1pF =10-¹2
F). What will be the capacitance if the
distance between the plates is reduced by
half, and the space between them is filled
with a substance of dielectric constant 6?
Transcribed Image Text:A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8 pF (1pF =10-¹2 F). What will be the capacitance if the distance between the plates is reduced by half, and the space between them is filled with a substance of dielectric constant 6?
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