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A parallel plate capacitor is to be designed which is to be connected across 1kv potential.The dielectric meteral which is to be Filled between the plates has dielectric constant `K=6pi` and dielectric strenght `10^(7)V//m.`For safly the eletric field is never to exceed 10 % of the dielectirc strenght.With such specification, of we want a capacitor of 50pF, What minumim area (in `mm^(2)`) of plates is required for safe working ?
`("use"" " epsilon_(0)=(1)/(36pi)xx10^(-9)"in""MKS")`

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`300mm^(2)`
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