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In a parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance C, a metal sheet is inserted between the plates, parallel to them. The thickness of the sheet is half of the separation between the plates. The capacitance now becomes

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The plates of parallel plate capacitor are charged upto 100 V. A 2 mm thick plate is inserted between the plates. Then to maintain the same potential difference, the distance between the plates is increased by 1.6 mm. The dielectric constant of the plate is 

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Between the plates of parallel plate condenser, a plate of thickness t1 and dielectric constant k1 is placed. In the rest of the space, there is another plate of thickness t2 and dielectric constant k2. The potential difference across the condenser will be-
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A sheet of aluminium is inserted in the air gap of a parallel plate capacitor without touching any of the two plates of the capacitor. The capacitance of the capacitor is-
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The value of a capacitor formed by a thin metallic foil is 2 μF. The foil is folded with a layer of paper having a thickness of 0.015 mm. The dielectric constant of the paper is 2.5 and its breadth is 40 mm. The length of the foil used is-
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A parallel plate air capacitor is charged by connecting its plates to a battery. Without disconnecting the battery, a dielectric is introduced between its plates. As a result-
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A capacitor is charged using a battery, and the battery is withdrawn later on. Now a dielectric slab is introduced between the capacitor plates then the correct statement is-
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A dielectric slab of thickness d is inserted in a parallel plate capacitor whose negative plate is at X=0 and the positive plate is at X=3d. The slab is equidistant from the plates. The capacitor is given some charge. As X goes from 0 to 3d then,

[a] The electric potential increases at first, then decreases and again increases.
[b] The electric potential increases continuously.
[c] The direction of the electric field remains the same
[d] The magnitude of the electric field remains the same

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A parallel plate condenser with oil between the plates (dielectric constant of oil k =2 ) has a capacitance C. If the oil is removed, then capacitance of the capacitor becomes