Conductors, Capacitors, Dielectrics
What is the purpose of a dielectric material when inserted between the plates of a capacitor?
Conducts electricity between the plates.
Decreases the capacitance.
Reduces the plate area.
Increases the capacitance.
What happens to the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor when a slab of dielectric material is introduced between its plates while disconnected from any battery?
It decreases.
It oscillates before stabilizing at its original value.
It increases.
It remains unchanged.
In an experiment designed to measure how different materials affect capacitive behavior, which property most significantly determines how effectively a specific dielectric will increase capacitance when introduced into an existing electric field?
Electrical conductivity measures how well materials allow charges to flow freely; high conductivity may decrease effectiveness as an insulator in capacitors.
Ductility represents mechanical strength under stress which doesn’t relate directly to influence on electrical fields within capacitors.
Dielectric constant of the material dictates how much it will increase capacity by reducing internal electric fields.
Thermal conductivity reflects how quickly heat dissipates but doesn't directly impact capacitive enhancement from electric field interactions.
In a vacuum, if the charge density of a medium with dielectric constant greater than one is greater than one, how will the related surface charge density on the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor compare?
The surface charge density increases.
The surface charge density doubles.
The surface charge density decreases.
The surface charge density remains unchanged.
How does the insertion of a dielectric material between the plates of a charged parallel-plate capacitor affect its capacitance if the capacitor remains connected to a battery?
The capacitance increases due to an increase in stored energy without changing any physical dimensions or charge amount.
The capacitance decreases because the dielectric opposes the external electric field, reducing total charge stored.
The capacitance increases because the dielectric reduces the electric field within the capacitor for a given charge on each plate.
The capacitance remains unchanged because the potential difference across the plates is constant due to connection with a battery.
How does the presence of a dielectric inside a charged coaxial cable alter its capacitance compared to the same cable filled with vacuum?
Capacitance increases due to higher permittivity over vacuum.
Capacitance decreases because the dielectric absorbs some of the charge from the conductor.
Capacitance decreases exponentially with a linear increase in permittivity of dielectric material.
Capacitance remains unchanged since the shape and size of the conductor do not alter.
Which quantity does not change when a dielectric is inserted into an isolated charged capacitor?
Electric field strength between plates
Charge on the plates
Capacitance of the capacitor
Voltage across the capacitor

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How does placing a dielectric between two charged parallel plates affect their mutual force?
It decreases their mutual force.
It increases their mutual force.
It has no effect on their mutual force.
It reverses the direction of their mutual force.
What is the primary role of a dielectric in a capacitor?
To decrease voltage across the plates.
To store charge directly.
To conduct electricity.
To increase capacitance.
What experimental evidence would indicate that a dielectric material obeys Ohm's law when placed in an electric field?
An inverse proportionality between current and resistance signifies unique conductive properties within certain classes of dielectrics.
A quadratic relationship between current and voltage indicates non-ohmic behavior consistent with some dielectrics.
A direct proportionality between resistance and temperature shows temperature-dependent resistive properties of some dielectrics.
A linear relationship between current and voltage across the material suggests it follows Ohm's law.