A parallel plate square capacitor with sides 10 cm in length are separated by a 3.0 cm gap. The capacitor is connected to a 9.0 V power supply. Once fully charged, the capacitor is disconnected from the power supply. A dielectric, with dielectric constant K = 3.0 is inserted between the plates, filling the space between the plates. What is the magnitude of electric field between the plates due solely to the polarization of the dielectric, Edielectric?

A parallel plate square capacitor with sides 10 cm in length are separated by a 3.0 cm gap. The capacitor is connected to a 9.0 V power supply. Once fully charged, the capacitor is disconnected from the power supply. A dielectric, with dielectric constant K = 3.0 is inserted between the plates, filling the space between the plates. What is the magnitude of electric field between the plates due solely to the polarization of the dielectric, Edielectric?

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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