JEE Main 2021 — Capacitance Question with Solution
JEE Main 2021 (16 Mar Shift 2)
Question
In a parallel plate capacitor set up, the plate area of capacitor is and the plates are separated by . If the space between the plates are filled with a dielectric material of thickness and are (see figure) the capacitance of the set-up will be ________.
(Dielectric constant of the material )
(Round off to the Nearest Integer)

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Step-by-step explanation
The given system can be considered as a series combination of two capacitors. The equivalent capacitance can be given as,
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