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Two square metallic plates of 1m side are kept 0.01 m apart,

Last updated: 7/31/2022

Two square metallic plates of 1m side are kept 0.01 m apart,

Two square metallic plates of 1m side are kept 0.01 m apart, like a parallel plate capacitor, in air in such a way that one of their edges is perpendicular to an oil surface in a tank filled with insulating oil. The plates are connected to a battery of emf 500 V. The plates are then lowered vertically into the oil at a speed of 0.001 m/s. Calculate the current drawn from the battery during the process.