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Capacitance of Parallel Plate Capacitor

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The capacitance of the capacitor of plate areas $A_{1}$ and $A_{1}$ at a distance d, as

shown in the figure, is:

A

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D

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Solution

The correct option is D
As shown in the figure, electric field between the two plates is perpendicular to the surface of the conductor. Effective area of the capacitor will be A₁.

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