A parallel plate capacitor has plate area 40 cm² and plate separation 2 mm. The space between the plates is fi…

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A parallel plate capacitor has plate area $40 \, cm^2$ and plate separation $2 \, mm$ . The space between the plates is filled with a dielectric medium of thickness $1 \, mm$ and dielectric constant $5$ . The capacitance of the system is:

A
$24 \varepsilon_0 \, F$
B
$\frac{3}{10} \varepsilon_0 \, F$
C
$\frac{10}{3} \varepsilon_0 \, F$
D
$10 \varepsilon_0 \, F$

Accepted Answer

C. $$\frac{10}{3} \varepsilon_0 \, F$$

Answer

A. $$24 \varepsilon_0 \, F$$

Answer

B. $$\frac{3}{10} \varepsilon_0 \, F$$

Answer

D. $$10 \varepsilon_0 \, F$$

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