Physics · 2026
JEE Main · 2 April 2026, Shift 1 · Q32
A parallel plate air capacitor has a capacitance C. When it is half filled as show in figure with a dielectric constant K=5, the percentage increase…
A parallel plate air capacitor has a capacitance C . When it is half filled as show in figure with a dielectric constant $\displaystyle K=5$, the percentage increase in the capacitance is $\displaystyle \_\_\_\_$.

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From NTA’s final answer key for this paper.
(2)
$\displaystyle 66.67$
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