The capacitance of an air filled parallel plate capacitor is $10\,p F$. The separation between the plates is doubled and the space between the plates is then filled with wax giving the capacitance a new value of $40 \times {10^{ - 12}}farads$. The dielectric constant of wax is

  • A

    $12$

  • B

    $10$

  • C

    $8$

  • D

    $4.2$

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