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The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are charged upto 200 V. A dielectric slab of thickness 4 mm is inserted between its plates. Then, to maintain the same potential difference between the plates of the capacitor, the distance between the plates is increased by 3.2 mm. The dielectric constant of the dielectric slab is

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On increasing the distance between the plates of a parallel plate condenser, which of the following statement is true?
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A capacitor is charged by using a battery, which is then disconnected. A dielectric slab is then slipped between the plates, which results in
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A parallel plate capacitor having plates of area S and plate separation d, has the capacitance C1 in air. When two dielectrics of different relative permittivity ε1=2 and ε2=4 are introduced between the two plates as shown in the figure, the capacitance becomes C2. The ratio C2C1 is, 

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Find the amount by which the total energy stored in the capacitor (in μJ) will increase in the circuit shown in the figure after the switch K is closed. Consider all capacitors are of capacitance 3 μF and battery voltage is 10 V.

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