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A spherical drop of capacitance `1 muF` is broken into eight drop of equal radius. Then, the capacitance of each small drop is

A

`1/8 muF`

B

`8muF`

C

`1/2 muF`

D

`1/4 muF`

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The correct Answer is:
C
`C_B=n^(1/3)C_simplies1 =(8)^(1//3) xxC_simpliesC_s=1/2muF`
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