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The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor with no dielectric substance but with a separation of 0.4 cm is 2μF . The separation is reduced to half and it is filled with a dielectric substance of value 2.8. 

The final capacity of the capacitor is :

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a

15.6μF

b

19.2μF

c

11.2μF

d

22.4μF

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

C1C2=d2kd1

Initial capacitance C=2uF=ε0Ad

New capacitance 

C=0Ad=2.8×ε0A(d/2)=5.6ε0Ad=5.6×2μF=11.2μF

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The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor with no dielectric substance but with a separation of 0.4 cm is 2μF . The separation is reduced to half and it is filled with a dielectric substance of value 2.8. The final capacity of the capacitor is :