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A thin metal plate `P` is inserted between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance`C`in such a way that its edges touch the two plates (figure 31-Q2).The capacitance now becomes.

A

`(C /2)`

B

`2C`

C

0

D

indeterminated

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