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A parallel plate capacitor was made with two rectangular plates, each with a length of and breath of . The distance between the plates is . Out of the following, which are the ways to increase the capacitance by a factor of 10 ? A. B. C. D. E. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- AC only
- BA only
- CB and D only
- DC and E only
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Correct answer: D
- For a parallel plate capacitor,
So capacitance is proportional to
- Original capacitor:
Thus,
So for the new capacitor to have capacitance increased by a factor of , we need
Since the original ratio is , we simply need
(Here are in cm and in m, so we compare factors relative to the original setup.)
- Check each case:
Case A
Increase factor , not .
So A is not correct.
Case B
This is one-tenth of original, not ten times.
So B is not correct.
Case C
This is exactly times the original.
So C is correct.
Case D
Not times.
So D is not correct.
Case E
This is exactly times the original.
So E is correct.
- Therefore, the correct cases are:
- Match with given options:
Option D = C and E only.
So the correct option is
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