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The capacitance of an air filled parallel plate capacitor is `10 muF`. The separation between the plates is doubled and the space between the plates is then filled with wax giving the capacitance a new value of `40 xx 10^(-12)` farads. The dielectirc consatnt of wax is

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12

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10

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8

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4.2

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