The plates of parallel plate capacitor are charged upto $100\;V$. A $2\,mm$ thick plate is inserted between the plates. Then to maintain the same potential difference, the distance between the 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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