A Parallel-Plate Capacitor with Plate Separation of 4 $10 ^ { - 2 }$

question 58

Multiple Choice

A parallel-plate capacitor with plate separation of 4.0 cm has a plate area of 6.0 × $10 ^ { - 2 }$ $m ^ { 2 }$ .What is the capacitance of this capacitor if a dielectric material with a dielectric constant of 2.4 is placed between the plates, completely filling the space? (?₀ = 8.85 × 10^-12 C²/N ? m²)

• A)3.7 × \(10 ^ { - 12 }\) F
• B)3.7 × \(10 ^ { - 14 }\) F
• C)16 × \(10 ^ { - 14 }\) F
• D)32 × \(10 ^ { - 14 }\) F
• E)32 × \(10 ^ { - 12 }\) F

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