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AP Physics 2
10.6 Capacitors
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A schematic diagram showing a parallel-plate capacitor consisting of two horizontal parallel conducting plates separated by a vertical gap of distance d. Inside the gap, an uncharged rectangular metal slab of thickness t is positioned horizontally between the top and bottom plates, parallel to both plates. The top plate and bottom plate each have surface area A. A vertical dashed line with double-headed arrows on the left side spans from the top plate to the bottom plate, labeled d. A second vertical dashed line with double-headed arrows inside the slab indicates its thickness, labeled t. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Capacitor with an inserted conducting slab
An air-filled parallel-plate capacitor has plate area \(A\), plate separation \(d\), and initial capacitance \(C_0\). An uncharged conducting metal slab of thickness \(t\) (where \(t < d\)) and area \(A\) is inserted into the space between the plates, positioned parallel to the plates without touching either plate. Which of the following expressions represents the new capacitance \(C'\) of the capacitor system in terms of \(C_0\), \(d\), and \(t\)?

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