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JEE Main 202623 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
23 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Capacitance

JEE Main 2026 · 23 January · Evening Shift · Physics · Capacitance

A parallel plate capacitor with plate separation 5 mm is charged by...

A parallel plate capacitor with plate separation 5 mm is charged by a battery. On introducing a mica sheet of 2 mm and maintaining the connections of the plates with the terminals of the battery, it is found that it draws 25%25 \% more charge from the battery. The dielectric constant of mica is ____\_\_\_\_.

Options

  1. A1.0
  2. B2.5
  3. C2.0
  4. D1.5

Correct answer

C. 2.0

Step-by-step solution

Initial capacitor has plate separation 5 mm with capacitance C1=ϵ0A/5C_1 = \epsilon_0 A / 5.
After inserting 2 mm mica sheet, the gap remaining is 3 mm of air. The effective separation becomes: deff=3+2/kd_{eff} = 3 + 2/k where kk is the dielectric constant of mica.
New capacitance: C2=ϵ0A3+2/kC_2 = \frac{\epsilon_0 A}{3 + 2/k}
Since battery remains connected, voltage is constant. The charge is: Q=CVQ = CV
Ratio of charges: Q2Q1=C2C1=ϵ0A/(3+2/k)ϵ0A/5=53+2/k\frac{Q_2}{Q_1} = \frac{C_2}{C_1} = \frac{\epsilon_0 A/(3 + 2/k)}{\epsilon_0 A/5} = \frac{5}{3 + 2/k}
Given that charge increases by 25%: Q2=1.25Q1Q_2 = 1.25 Q_1
53+2/k=1.25\frac{5}{3 + 2/k} = 1.25
5=1.25(3+2/k)5 = 1.25(3 + 2/k)
5=3.75+2.5/k5 = 3.75 + 2.5/k
1.25=2.5/k1.25 = 2.5/k
k=2k = 2
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