A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking n equally spaced plates connected alternatively. If the capacitance between any two adjacent plates is C, then the resultant capacitance is :-
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A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking n equally spaced plates connected alternatively. If the capacitance between any two adjacent plates is C, then the resultant capacitance is :-

G1 Physics · Accepted Answer

Use Q = CV, U = ½CV² and C = εA/d; reduce the capacitor network by series/parallel combination and apply charge conservation where a node is isolated. The result matches A ((n − 1)C).