An air-filled parallel-plate capacitor has a capacitance of 1 pf The plate separation is then doubled and a wax dielectric is inserted, completely filling the space between the plates. As a result, the capacitance becomes 2 pF. The dielectric constant of the wax is: B. E 0.25 0.5 4. 00 2)

An air-filled parallel-plate capacitor has a capacitance of 1 pf The plate separation is then doubled and a wax dielectric is inserted, completely filling the space between the plates. As a result, the capacitance becomes 2 pF. The dielectric constant of the wax is: B. E 0.25 0.5 4. 00 2)

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An air-filled parallel-plate capacitor has a capacitance of 1 pf The plate separation is then doubled and a wax
dielectric is inserted, completely filling the space between the plates. As a result, the capacitance becomes 2
pfF. The dielectric constant of the wax is:
B
C
E
0.25
0.5
4
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