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An adequate number of circular metal plates of diameter 0.2 m and a set of circular paper discs of the same diameter and of thickness `5xx10^(-5)` m are supplied. The dielectric constant of paper is 4. What is the minimum number of metal plates to be used to design a capacitor of equlvalent capacitance `1 mu F`?

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