The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are charged up to $100\,volt$. A $2\,mm$ thick plate is inserted between the plates, then to maintain the same potential difference, the distance between the capacitor plates is increased by $1.6\,mm$. The dielectric constant of the plate is
The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are charged up to $100\,volt$. A $2\,mm$ thick plate is inserted between the plates, then to maintain the same potential difference, the distance between the capacitor plates is increased by $1.6\,mm$. The dielectric constant of the plate is
- A
$5$
- B
$1.25$
- C
$4$
- D
$2.5$
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