Electrostatics Question 523

Question: A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking $ n $ equally spaced plates connected alternately. If the capacitance between any two plates is $ C $ then the resultant capacitance is [NCERT 1971; DPMT 2001; MP PMT 2003; AIEEE 2005]

Options:

A) $ C $

B) $ nC $

C) $ (n-1)C $

D) $ (n+1)C $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

The given arrangement becomes an arrangement of $ (n-1) $

capacitors connected in parallel. So $ C _{R}=(n-1)C $



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