Q1. The distance between the plates of acapacitor is d. What will be the newcapacitance if a metal plate of thickness d/2 isintroduced between the plates without touchingthemO remains the sameO it will be half of its initial valueO it will be double of its initial valueO it will be thrice of its initial value

Let the capacitance of the capacitor is C C = {εoA/(d/K)} Where A is the area of the plates d is…

Q1. The distance between the plates of a capacitor is d. What will be the new capacitance if a metal plate of thickness d/2 is introduced between the plates without touching them remains the same O it will be half of its initial value O it will be double of its initial value O it will be thrice of its initial value

Q1. The distance between the plates of a capacitor is d. What will be the new capacitance if a metal plate of thickness d/2 is introduced between the plates without touching them remains the same O it will be half of its initial value O it will be double of its initial value O it will be thrice of its initial value

College Physics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285737027

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter16: Electrical Energy And Capacitance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 35P: a parallel-plate capacitor with area 0.200 m2 and plate separation of 3.00 mm is connected to a...

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