Into the Gap Between the Plates of a Parallel Plate $C _ { 0 }$

question 30

Multiple Choice

Into the gap between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of capacitance $C _ { 0 }$ 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?

• A) \(\frac { 3 } { 4 } C _ { 0 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 4 } { 3 } C _ { 0 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 9 } { 16 } C _ { 0 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 16 } { 9 } C _ { 0 }\)
• E) \(\frac { 5 } { 4 } C _ { 0 }\)

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