Question

A metallic sheet is inserted between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor. The capacitance of the capacitor

(a) Increases

(b) Is independent of the position of the sheet

(c) Is maximum when the metal sheet in the middle

(d) a, b

Answer

(d) a, b

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