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

question 132

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? (ε₀ = 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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