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MHT CET · Physics · Capacitance

A parallel plate capacitor has plate area \(50 \mathrm{~cm}^2\) and plate separation 3 mm . The space between the plates is filled with a dielectric medium of thickness 1 mm and dielectric constant 4 . The capacitance becomes ( \(\epsilon_0=\) permittivity of free space)

  1. A \(\frac{18 \epsilon_0}{7}\)
  2. B \(\frac{20 \epsilon_0}{9}\)
  3. C \(\frac{16 \epsilon_0}{7}\)
  4. D \(\frac{14 \epsilon_0}{5}\)
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(B) \(\frac{20 \epsilon_0}{9}\)

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\(C = \frac{\epsilon_0 A}{d - t + \frac{t}{k}}\) \(C = \frac{\epsilon_0 (50 \times 10^{-4} \, \mathrm{m}^2)}{(3 \times 10^{-3} \, \mathrm{m}) - (1 \times 10^{-3} \, \mathrm{m}) + \frac{(1 \times 10^{-3} \, \mathrm{m})}{4}}\)