The distance between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is $d$. $A$ metal plate of thickness $d/2$ is introduced between the plates. The capacitance will then be

  • A
    Unchanged
  • B
    Halved
  • C
    Zero
  • D
    Doubled

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