The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is $12 \ \mu F$. If the distance between the plates is doubled and the area of the plates is halved,then the new capacitance will be ... $\mu F$.

  • A
    $8$
  • B
    $6$
  • C
    $4$
  • D
    $3$

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