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In a parallel plate capacitor of capacitance `C`, a metal sheet is inserted between the plates, parallel to them. If the thickness of the sheet is half of the separation between the plates. The capacitance will be

A

`4C`

B

`2C`

C

`C//2`

D

`C//4`

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