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A parallel plate capacitor, with plate separation d and plate area A, has a capacitance of `5muF`. Calculate the new capacitance if the plate separation is reduced to 0.75d and the capacitor is completely filled with dielectric of dielectric constant 8.

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To solve the problem step by step, we will start with the formula for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor and apply the changes given in the question. ### Step 1: Understand the initial capacitance The capacitance \( C \) of a parallel plate capacitor is given by the formula: \[ C = \frac{K \cdot A \cdot \epsilon_0}{d} \] where: ...
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