A parallel plate capacitor is made up of two plates, each having an area of 8.0x10-4 m2 and separated from each other by 5.0 mm. It is filled with equal thicknesses of dielectrics arranged as shown. What is its capacitance

A parallel plate capacitor is made up of two plates, each having an area of 8.0x10-4 m2 and separated from each other by 5.0 mm. It is filled with equal thicknesses of dielectrics arranged as shown. What is its capacitance

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Chapter8: Capacitance

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