What is the effect of inserting a dielectric material between the plates of a capacitor?
Correct Answer: Capacitance increases.
- Step 1: Understand what a capacitor is. A capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy.
- Step 2: Know that a capacitor has two plates and an insulating space between them.
- Step 3: Learn about dielectric materials. A dielectric is an insulating material that can be placed between the plates of a capacitor.
- Step 4: Recognize that when you insert a dielectric material, it affects how much charge the capacitor can store.
- Step 5: Understand that the capacitance of a capacitor is a measure of its ability to store charge.
- Step 6: Know that inserting a dielectric increases the capacitance. This means the capacitor can store more charge.
- Step 7: The increase in capacitance is proportional to a value called the dielectric constant of the material used.
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