An ideal capacitor with a capacitance of 90.0 nF is charged up to a voltage of 3.00 V. (1) (11) Calculate the magnitude of charge stored in the capacitor. Determine the potential energy stored in the capacitor. The capacitor is disconnected from the battery and is then inserted with a piece of mica of which the dielectric constant is 5.00. Compare the final potential energy to the initial potential energy in the capacitor.

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An ideal capacitor with a capacitance of 90.0 nF is charged up to a voltage
of 3.00 V.
(i)
Calculate the magnitude of charge stored in the capacitor.
(ii)
Determine the potential energy stored in the capacitor.
(iii)
The capacitor is disconnected from the battery and is then inserted with
a piece of mica of which the dielectric constant is 5.00. Compare the
final potential energy to the initial potential energy in the capacitor.
Transcribed Image Text:An ideal capacitor with a capacitance of 90.0 nF is charged up to a voltage of 3.00 V. (i) Calculate the magnitude of charge stored in the capacitor. (ii) Determine the potential energy stored in the capacitor. (iii) The capacitor is disconnected from the battery and is then inserted with a piece of mica of which the dielectric constant is 5.00. Compare the final potential energy to the initial potential energy in the capacitor.
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