The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are charged up to $100 \,V$. $A$ $2 \,mm$ thick insulator sheet is inserted between the plates. Then, to maintain the same potential difference, the distance between the plates is increased by $1.6 \,mm$. The dielectric constant of the insulator is

  • A
    $6$
  • B
    $8$
  • C
    $5$
  • D
    $4$

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