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A capacitance of `2 muF` is required in an electrical circuit across a potential difference of `1.0 kV` A large number of `1 muF` capacitors are available which can withstand a potential difference of not more than `300 v`.
The minimum number of capacitors required to achieve this is

A

32

B

2

C

16

D

24

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