Into the Gap Between the Plates of a Parallel Plate

question 38

Multiple Choice

Into the gap between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of capacitance a slab of metal is inserted halfway between the plates filling one fourth of the gap between the plates.What is the resulting new capacitance?

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Kame

A geological feature that consists of an irregularly shaped hill or mound composed of sand, gravel, and till, deposited by a melting glacier.

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