If a slab of insulating material $4 imes 10^{- 3}m$ thick is introduced between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor, the separation between plates has to be increased by $3.5 imes 10^{- 3}m$ to restore the capacity to original value. The dielectric constant of the material will be

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If a slab of insulating material $4 	imes 10^{- 3}m$ thick is introduced between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor, the separation between plates has to be increased by $3.5 	imes 10^{- 3}m$ to restore the capacity to original value. The dielectric constant of the material will be

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(b) $K = \frac{t}{t - d'} = \frac{4 	imes 10^{- 3}}{4 	imes 10^{- 3} - 3.5 	imes 10^{- 3}} = 8$

Q. If a slab of insulating material $4 \times 10^{- 3}m$ thick is introduced between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor, the separation between plates has to be increased by $3.5 \times 10^{- 3}m$ to restore the capacity to original value. The dielectric constant of the material will be

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