Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2010

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     Two parallel plates of area A are separated by two different dielectrics as shown in figure. The net capacitance is

    A)  \[\frac{{{\varepsilon }_{0}}A}{2d}\]       

    B)                         \[\frac{{{\varepsilon }_{0}}A}{d}\]

    C) \[\frac{3{{\varepsilon }_{0}}A}{d}\]                        

    D)        \[\frac{4{{\varepsilon }_{0}}A}{3d}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The net capacitance\[C=\frac{{{\varepsilon }_{0}}A}{\frac{{{d}_{1}}}{{{K}_{1}}}+\frac{{{d}_{2}}}{{{K}_{2}}}}\]                 \[=\frac{{{\varepsilon }_{0}}A}{\frac{d}{2}\left( \frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{2} \right)}=\frac{4{{\varepsilon }_{0}}A}{3d}\]


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