As shown in the figure, two parallel plate capacitors having equal plate area of 200 cm 2 are joined in such a way that a 
b. The equivalent capacitance of the combination is x 
F. The value of x is_____.
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The given data is
A = 200 x 10 -4 m 2
d=5x10 -3 m
The value of a + b = 4 x 10 -3 m
The formula for a parallel plate capacitor is
The equivalent capacitance is
It is given that C eq = x 
F
So,
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