A 470 μf capacitor, with a plate separation of 1mm (with air as the insulator) is fully charged using a 60 V battery. A dielectric material (an insulator) with K= 4 is inserted between the plates while it remains connected to the battery. Calculate:  a) the effective area of the plates of the capacitor  b) the charge on the capacitor both before and after the insertion of the dielectric

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A 470 μf capacitor, with a plate separation of 1mm (with air as the insulator) is fully charged using a 60 V battery. A dielectric material (an insulator) with K= 4 is inserted between the plates while it remains connected to the battery. Calculate: 

a) the effective area of the plates of the capacitor 

b) the charge on the capacitor both before and after the insertion of the dielectric

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