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The capacity of a parallel plate condenser is $10 \mu F$ , when the distance between its plates is 8 cm. If the distance between the plates is reduced to 4 cm, then the capacity of this parallel plate condenser will be
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$c \propto \frac{1}{d} \Rightarrow \frac{c_1}{c_2} = \frac{d_2}{d_1}$ so $\frac{C_2}{10} = \frac{8}{4} \Rightarrow C_2 = 20 \mu F$
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