A parallel plate capacitor with air between its plates has a capacitance of 7 mF. Then, the distance between the plates is decreased 2 times and a dielectric with a dielectric constant of 5.5 is inserted to fill the space between the plates. The new capacitance is about:

A parallel plate capacitor with air between its plates has a capacitance of 7 mF. Then, the distance between the plates is decreased 2 times and a dielectric with a dielectric constant of 5.5 is inserted to fill the space between the plates. The new capacitance is about:

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Chapter16: Electrical Energy And Capacitance

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Problem 56P: A parallel-plate capacitor has plates of area A = 7.00 102 m2 separated by distance d = 2.00 104...

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A parallel plate capacitor with air between its plates has a capacitance of 7 mF. Then, the distance
between the plates is decreased 2 times and a dielectric with a dielectric constant of 5.5 is inserted
to fill the space between the plates. The new capacitance is about:
11 mF
0.64 mF
77 mF
19.2 mF
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