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A parallel plate capacitor with a sheet of paper (dielectric constant K) between the plates has a capacitance C. If the sheet is removed then capacitance of the capacitor becomes

A

KC

B

`C/K`

C

`sqrt KC `

D

`C/sqrtK`

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The correct Answer is:
B
`:.` apacitance with dielectric medium in between the plates = C
`:.` Capacitance on removing the dielectric ` = C/K`
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