Electric Potential and Capacitance · Capacitance
A parallel plate air capacitor has a capacitance . When it is half filled as shown in figure with a dielectric constant , the percentage increase in the capacitance is .

- (1)33.34
- (2)66.67
- (3)200
- (4)400
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