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A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has capacitance of `9pF`. The separation between its plates is 'd'. The space between the plates is now filled with two dielectrics. One of the dielectrics has dielectric constant `k_1=3` and thickness `d/3` while the other one has dielectric constant `k_2=6` and thickness `(2d)/(3)`. Capacitance of the capacitor is now

A

45 pF

B

40. 5 pF

C

20.25 pF

D

1.8 pF

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