The capacitance of an air-filled parallel plate capacitor is $10 \, pF$. The separation between the plates is doubled and the space between the plates is then filled with wax,giving the capacitance a new value of $40 \times 10^{-12} \, F$. The dielectric constant of wax is:

  • A
    $12$
  • B
    $10$
  • C
    $8$
  • D
    $4.2$

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