Q6.  a) You put a uniformly shaped bit of dielectric material in between the plates of a...

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Q6.  a) You put a uniformly shapedbit of dielectric material in between the plates of a platecapacitor. When you do this, the charge on each plate remainsunchanged.

How does this affect the difference in potential betweenthe two plates?

(A) The potential difference increases.

(B) The potential difference is not affected.

(C) The potential difference decreases.

Explain your reasoning.

b) Consider the same configuration as above. How doesthe dielectric material affect the energy stored in thecapacitor?

(A) The stored energy increases.

(B) The stored energy does not change.

(C) The stored energy decreases.

Explain your reasoning.

c) Again, same configuration. Will there be anelectrostatic force on the dielectric material when you put it inbetween the plates, and if so - what is the direction of theforce?

(A) No electrostatic force is affecting the object.

(B) The object is affected by a force that pulls the objecttowards the area between the plates.

(C) The object is affected by a force that forces it away fromthe area between the plates.

Explain your reasoning.

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Thank you in advance!

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Q6 a Answer C The potential difference decreases Inserting the dielectric material between the plates increases the capacitance of capacitor by dimensionless factor k dielectric constant C C0 k By definition of capacitance C0 QdVo    See Answer
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