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A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a certain potential difference. A slab of thickness 3 mm is inserted between the plates and it becomes necessary to increase the distance between the plates by 2.4 mm to maintain the same potential difference. The dielectric constant of the slab is

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3

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5

C

1.8

D

2.438

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