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A capacitor is made of two square plates each of side ‘a’ making a very small angle  α between them, as shown in figure. The capacitance will be close to :

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a

0a2d1+αad

b

0a2d1αa4d

c

0a2d1αa2d

d

0a2d13αa2d

answer is C.

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Select in small strip of dx, at a distance x from left.tanα=yxy=xtanα=xαFor small angles tanα=αdistance between plates at a distance x=d+xαCapacitance of this element can be written as, dC=ε0dAd+αxdC=ε0adxd+αx      All such elements are connected in parallel, integration will give total capacitance 0adC=0aε0adxd+αx C= ε0a0adxd+αxC=ε0aαlnd+αx0a  1axdx=logaxddxax+C C=ε0aαln1+αadCε0a2d1αa2d            ln1+x =x1x2

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