Choose the correct answer. 1. When a slab of insulating material is inserted between the plates of a charged capacitor, its capacitance A. increases B. decreases C. is unaffected D. disappears

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Choose the correct answer. 1. When a slab of insulating material is inserted between the plates of a charged capacitor, its capacitance A. increases B. decreases C. is unaffected D. disappears 2. All of the following affects the property to store energy of a parallel-plate A. nature of the insulator between the plates B. distance between the plates C. the size of the conducting plates D. thickness of the insulator between the plates 3. After charging a capacitor from a 100-V source, an insulating material with a dielectric constant of 2 is inserted between its plates. If the source is removed, the potential difference across the capacitor A. drops to zero B. remains 100 V C. decreases to 50 V D. increases to 200 V
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