16. Which of the following statements about dielectrics is false?A. A dielectric material is non-conductingB. A dielectric material increases capacitance by decreasing voltageC.A dielectric material increases voltage by decreasing stored chargeD. A dielectric material increases capacitance by increasing stored charge17. Two parallel plate capacitors C1 and C2 are arranged in parallel within a 15V circuit. If C1 stores 7C ofcharge and C2 stores 2C of charge, each over 3 seconds, what is the total capacitance of the circuit?A. 0.2 F18. How is the charge stored on the capacitor?A. Unevenly distributed on the capacitor surfaceB. Unevenly distributed inside the capacitorC. Evenly distributed inside the capacitorD. Evenly distributed on the capacitor surface19. A 2µF and 6µF capacitor are connected in series with a 12V battery. What isthe maximum charge stored on the 2µF capacitor?A. 13.5 µC20. The effective capacitance of a capacitor is reduced when capacitors areconnected inA. SeriesB. 0.6 FC. 1.8 FD. 2.4 FB. 18 μCC. 24 µCD. 96 µCB. ParallelC. series-parallel combinationD. none of the above.

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16. Which of the following statements about dielectrics is false? A. A dielectric material is non-conducting B. A dielectric material increases capacitance by decreasing voltage C.A dielectric material increases voltage by decreasing stored charge D. A dielectric material increases capacitance by increasing stored charge

16. Which of the following statements about dielectrics is false? A. A dielectric material is non-conducting B. A dielectric material increases capacitance by decreasing voltage C.A dielectric material increases voltage by decreasing stored charge D. A dielectric material increases capacitance by increasing stored charge

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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