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The distance between two plates of a capacitor is d and its capacitance is C1, when air is the medium between the plates. If a metal sheet of thickness 2d3 and of the same area as plate is introduced between the plates, the capacitance of the capacitor becomes C2 . The ratio C2C1 is
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Options:
  • A 3 : 1 
  • B 2 : 1 
  • C 4 : 1 
  • D 1 : 1 
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 3 : 1 

The formula of capacitance is C1=ε0Ad

The dielectric constant of metal sheet is Kmetal=

The new value of capacitance is 

C2=ε0Ad-t+tKmetal=ε0Ad-2d3+0=3C1

Clearly, the ratio,

C2C1=3C1C1=3:1

 

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