-Now, consider a charged parallel-plate capacitor disconnected from a voltage source where a dielectric is placed between the capacitor plates but the separation between the plates is unchanged... What is the effect of this change on the capacitance of the capacitor plates?       The capacitance is reduced     The capacitance is increased     The capacitance is unchanged

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3-Now, consider a charged parallel-plate capacitor disconnected from a voltage source where a dielectric is placed between the capacitor plates but the separation between the plates is unchanged... What is the effect of this change on the capacitance of the capacitor plates?

 

  •     The capacitance is reduced
  •     The capacitance is increased
  •     The capacitance is unchanged
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