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 pE. The dielectric constant of the wax is: B 0.25 0.5 8. E- 4,

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 pE. The dielectric constant of the wax is: B 0.25 0.5 8. E- 4,

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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:
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0.5
4.
8.
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