Gujarati
2. Electric Potential and Capacitance
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If the distance between the plates of parallel plate capacitor is halved and the dielectric constant of dielectric is doubled, then its capacity will

A

Increase by $16$ times

B

Increase by $4$ times

C

Increase by $2$ times

D

Remain the same

Solution

(b) $C = \frac{{K{\varepsilon _0}A}}{d} \propto \frac{K}{d}$
Hence, $\frac{{{C_1}}}{{{C_2}}} = \frac{{{K_1}}}{{{K_2}}} \times \frac{{{d_2}}}{{{d_1}}} = \frac{K}{{2K}} \times \frac{{d/2}}{d} = \frac{1}{4}$
Therefore, $ C_2 = 4C_1$

Standard 12
Physics

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