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Conductors, Capacitors, Dielectrics

Question 1
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1 mark

When two identical capacitors are connected in series with one being filled with a dielectric material while both are under constant applied potential difference, how does the stored energy in each compare?

Question 2
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

What must be true for a capacitor to be considered fully charged?

Question 3
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

Qual é o efeito sobre uma carga de um condensador quando sua tensão de operação é duplicada?

Question 4
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

How is the potential difference across a capacitor related to the charge on the capacitor and its capacitance?

Question 5
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

What would happen to both electric field strength and stored energy in an ideal parallel-plate vacuum capacitor if each linear dimension of its plates were tripled while voltage remained constant?

Question 6
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

Considering real-world materials, which scenario best describes impact on performance metrics when substituting original dielectric within certain functioning industrial-grade capacitor using alternate substance exhibiting superior permittivity yet diminished mechanical strength?

Question 7
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

What effect will conducting wire have when connected directly from one plate to another of a fully charged parallel plate capacitor?

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Question 8
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

Which device is specifically designed to store electrical energy in an electric field?

Question 9
college-boardPhysics C: E&MAPExam Style
1 mark

When two identical capacitors with initial charge QQQ are connected together positive-to-positive and negative-to-negative, what is the resulting net charge stored?

Question 10
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1 mark

If a dielectric material with dielectric constant KKK is inserted into a capacitor, which already has charge QQQ and potential difference V0V_0V0​ without the dielectric, what is the new potential difference across the capacitor?