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  • A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8 p F. What will be the capacitance if the distance between the plates is reduced by half, and the space between them is filled with a substance of dielectric

2.5) A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8 pF \left ( 1pF = 10^{-12}F \right ). What will be the capacitance if the distance between the plates is reduced by half and the space between them is filled with a substance of dielectric constant 6?

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As we know,

C=\frac{\epsilon_r\epsilon_0 A}{d}

where

A = area of the plate

\epsilon_0 = permittivity of the free space

d = distance between the plates.

Now, given 

The capacitance between plates initially

 C_{initial}=8pF=\frac{\epsilon A}{d}

When the distance is reduced by half  and filled with the substance of dielectric 6, the capacitance

C_{final}=\frac{6\epsilon_0 A}{d/2}=12\frac{\epsilon _0A}{d}=12*8pF=96pF 

Hence, the new capacitance is 96 pF.

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Pankaj Sanodiya

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