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MHT CET 202622 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
22 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Capacitance

MHT CET 2026 · 22 April · Morning Shift · Physics · Capacitance

A parallel plate capacitor filled with oil of dielectric constant 3...

A parallel plate capacitor filled with oil of dielectric constant 3 between the plates, has a capacitance 'C'. If the oil is completely removed, then the capacitance of the capacitor will be

Options

  1. A3 C\sqrt{3}\,\text{C}
  2. BC3\dfrac{\text{C}}{3}
  3. CC3\dfrac{\text{C}}{\sqrt{3}}
  4. D3 C3\,\text{C}

Correct answer

B. C3\dfrac{\text{C}}{3}

Step-by-step solution

The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor filled with a dielectric of constant KK is given by C=Kϵ0AdC = \dfrac{K \epsilon_0 A}{d}.

Given K=3K = 3, the initial capacitance is C=3ϵ0AdC = \dfrac{3 \epsilon_0 A}{d}.

When the oil is completely removed, the medium between the plates becomes air or vacuum, for which the dielectric constant is 11.

The new capacitance becomes C′=ϵ0AdC' = \dfrac{\epsilon_0 A}{d}.

From the initial equation, we have ϵ0Ad=C3\dfrac{\epsilon_0 A}{d} = \dfrac{C}{3}.

Therefore, the new capacitance is C′=C3C' = \dfrac{C}{3}.

Answer: C3\dfrac{\text{C}}{3}
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