Capacitor filled with two or more dielectric slabs: combine the parts in series and parallel
This type of question, asked 4 times: 2021 Paper 19, 3 Apr 2025, 23 Jan 2026 S1, 24 Jan 2026 S2. All 4 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2021 Paper 19
10
A parallel - plate capacitor with plate area A has separation d between the plates. Two dielectric slabs of dielectric constant K1 and K2 of same area A/2 and thickness d/2 are inserted in the space between the plates. The capacitance of the capacitor will be given by:
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Question 2
3 Apr 2025
8
A parallel plate capacitor is filled equally (half) with two dielectrics of dielectric constant ε1 and ε2, as shown in figures. The distance between the plates is d and area of each plate is A . If capacitance in first configuration and second configuration are C1 and C2 respectively, then C2C1 is:
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Question 3
23 Jan 2026 S1
25
The space between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance C (without any dielectric) is now filled with three dielectric slabs of dielectric constants K1=2,K2=3, and K3=5 (as shown in the figure). If new capacitance is 3nC then the value of n is ____ .
Question 4
24 Jan 2026 S2
10
Three parallel plate capacitors each with area A and separation d are filled with two dielectric ( k1 and k2 ) in the following fashion. Which of the following is true? (k1>k2)