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The gap between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of area A and distance between plates d, is filled with a dielectric whose relative permittivity varies linearly from ϵ1 at one plate to ϵ2 at the other. The capacitance of the capacitor is
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Options:
  • A ϵ02-1Adln2/1
  • B ϵ02+1A2d
  • C ϵ01+2Ad
  • D ϵ0Adln2/1
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The correct answer is: ϵ02-1Adln2/1

1dC=dxϵ0ϵA

=dxϵ0ϵ1+ϵ2-ϵ1dxA

1C=1dC=10A0xdx1+2-1d

=ln2/1d0A2-1

C=0A2-1ln2/1·d

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