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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Capacitance

A capacitor is made of a flat plate of area \(A\) and a second plate of stair-like structure as shown in the figure. The area of each stair is \(\frac{A}{3}\) and the height is \(d\). The capacitance of the arrangement is

  1. A \(\frac{\varepsilon_0 A}{3 d}\)
  2. B \(\frac{6 \varepsilon_0 A}{11 d}\)
  3. C \(\frac{3 \varepsilon_0 A}{d}\)
  4. D \(\frac{11 \varepsilon_0 A}{18 d}\)
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(D) \(\frac{11 \varepsilon_0 A}{18 d}\)

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According to the question, Given, area of each stair \(=\frac{A}{3}\) and height of each stair \(=d\) \(\therefore\) Capacitance of parallel plate capacitor is given as \(C=\frac{\varepsilon_0 A}{d}\) First capacitance of capacitor, \(C_1=\frac{\varepsilon_0 A}{3 d}\) second…
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