Question

Number of conducting plates of a multiplate capacitor is 5. The no. Of capacitors is

A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
(Ans with explanation pls)

Answer 1

4 capacitors

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

`n = 5` --- conducting plates

Required

The number of capacitor (c)

This is calculated as:

`c = n - 1`

So, we have:

`c = 5 - 1`

`c = 4`