There is an air filled $1\,pF$ parallel plate capacitor. When the plate separation is doubled and the space is filled with wax, the capacitance increases to $2\,pF$. The dielectric constant of wax is

  • A

    $2$

  • B

    $4$

  • C

    $6$

  • D

    $8$

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