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A spherical condenser has innder and outer spheres of radii a and b respectively. The space between the two is filled with air. The difference between the capacities of two condensers formed when outer sphere is earthed and when inner sphere is earthed will be

A

zero

B

`4 pi epsilon_(0)a`

C

`4 pi epsilon_(0)b`

D

`4pi epsilon_(0)a((b)/(b-a))`

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