Q.

The distance between the two plates of a parallel plate capacitor is doubled and the area of each plate is halved. If C is its initial capacitance, its final capacitance is equal to

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a

C/4

b

2C

c

4C

d

C/2

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

The expression for capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is given by C=ϵ0Ad
Where ϵ0 is the permittivity of free space, A is area of each plate, d is separation between the plates.
So, CA
C∝1/d 
Here, it is given that area A of each plate is halved, separation becomes doubled, so capacitance becomes C/4.

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