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  4. The capacitance of a conductor in vacuum is 10 F. If it is put in a medium of relative permittivity 5, the capacitance will be :

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Q. The capacitance of a conductor in vacuum is $10\,F$. If it is put in a medium of relative permittivity $5$, the capacitance will be :

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Solution:

Capacitance in a medium = dielectric constant $\times$ capacitance in vacuum.