Capacitance of an isolated conducting sphere of radius $R_{1}$ becomes $n$ times when it is enclosed by a concentric conducting sphere of radius $R_{2}$ connected to earth. The ratio of their radii $\left(\frac{R_{2}}{R_{1}}\right)$ is:

  • A
    $\frac{n}{n-1}$
  • B
    $\frac{2n}{2n+1}$
  • C
    $\frac{n+1}{n}$
  • D
    $\frac{2n+1}{n}$

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