The parallel plates in a capacitor have an area of 2000 cm2 (2.00 x 10-1 m2 ) and area 1.00 cm (1.00 x10-2 m) apart. The original potential difference Vo between the plates is 3600 V and it decreases to 1000 V when a sheet of a dielectric is inserted between the plates. Find: (e) the permittivity ε of the dielectric (f) the original electric field, Eo , between the plates (g) the electric field, E , afte

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The parallel plates in a capacitor have an area of 2000 cm2 (2.00 x 10-1 m2 ) and area 1.00 cm (1.00 x10-2 m) apart. The original potential difference Vo between the plates is 3600 V and it decreases to 1000 V when a sheet of a dielectric is inserted between the plates.

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(e) the permittivity ε of the dielectric
(f) the original electric field, Eo , between the plates
(g) the electric field, E , afte

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