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A variable parallel plate capacitor and an electroscope are connected in parallel to a battery. The reading of the electroscope would be decreased by.

A

increasing the area of overlap of the plates

B

placing a block of paraffin wax between the plates

C

decreasing the distance between the plates

D

decreasing the battery potential

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