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A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking n equally space

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A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking $n$ equally spaced plates connected alternatively. If the capacitance between any two adjacent plates is $C$ , then the resultant capacitance is

(n - 1) C

(n + 1) C

C

n C

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Each plate is taking part in the formation of two capacitors except the plates at the ends. These capacitors are in parallel and

n

plates form

(n - 1)

capaitors. Thus, equivalent capacitance between points

A

and

B = (n - 1) C

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Question Text	A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking $n$ equally spaced plates connected alternatively. If the capacitance between any two adjacent plates is $C$ , then the resultant capacitance is
Updated On	Oct 25, 2023
Topic	Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
Subject	Physics
Class	Class 12
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