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A dielectric is pulled out from between the plates of a capacitor which remains connected to a battery. What changes occur to (a) the capacitance, (b) the charge on the plates, (c) the potential difference, (d) the energy stored in the capacitor, and (e) the electric field? Explain your answers.

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QUESTION:

Problem 17Q

A dielectric is pulled out from between the plates of a capacitor which remains connected to a battery. What changes occur to (a) the capacitance, (b) the charge on the plates, (c) the potential difference, (d) the energy stored in the capacitor, and (e) the electric field? Explain your answers.

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The charge of a capacitor can be expressed as,

                                                           

Here, Q is the charge, C is the capacitance and V is the potential difference.

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