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What effect would occur if a 3 mm thick mica sheet (with a...

What effect would occur if a 3 mm thick mica sheet (with a dielectric constant of 6) were inserted between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates, where each plate has an area of 6 × 10−3{{10}^{-3}}m² and the distance between the plates is 3 mm, while the voltage supply remained connected? Options:

Options

  1. AThe capacitance would increase.
  2. BThe capacitance would decrease.
  3. CThe voltage across the plates would increase.
  4. DThe voltage across the plates would decrease.

Correct answer

A. The capacitance would increase.

Step-by-step solution

Correct Option is : (A)
The capacitance would increase.
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