A parallel plate capacitor is made by stocking n equally spaced plates connected alter- nately. If the capacitance between any two plates is x, then the total capacitance is,
When 'n' equally spaced plates are connected alternately to form a parallel plate capacitor, the effective number of capacitors in series is (n-1). The total capacitance for capacitors in series is given by the formula: $C_{total} = (n-1) imes x$.