A parallel-plate capacitor consists of two circular plates that each have a radius of 12 cm, which are separated by a distance of 2.0 mm. What is the capacitance if the space between the plates is filled with paper ($\kappa = 3.5$)?
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85 \times 10^{-12} F/m$) * $A$ is the area of each plate * $d$ is the separation between the plates Show more…
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