Predict: which of the physical variables listed below will change when you change the dielectric constant (?) of the material between the capacitor plates (while keeping the battery disconnected). Remember that an "empty" capacitor has air between its plates. Air has a value of ? = 1. Mark all that will change. Select all that apply:
Dielectric Constant Of Water
Water constitutes about 70% of earth. Some important distinguishing properties of water are high molar concentration, small dissociation constant and high dielectric constant.
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
An electrostatic force is a force caused by stationary electric charges /fields. The electrostatic force is caused by the transfer of electrons in conducting materials. Coulomb’s law determines the amount of force between two stationary, charged particles. The electric force is the force which acts between two stationary charges. It is also called Coulomb force.
We will begin with our capacitor fully charged but disconnected from the battery as shown in the image below
Predict: which of the physical variables listed below will change when you change the dielectric constant (?) of the material between the capacitor plates (while keeping the battery disconnected). Remember that an "empty" capacitor has air between its plates. Air has a value of ? = 1.
Mark all that will change.
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Capacitance
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Charge on the plates
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Voltage across the plates
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Electric field between the plates
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Energy stored in the capacitor
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