JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2004

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    A parallel plate capacitor is immersed in an oil of dielectric constant 2. The field between the plates is:

    A)  decreased, by a factor of\[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\]

    B)  increased, by a factor of\[\sqrt{2}\]

    C)  increased, by a factor of\[\frac{1}{2}\]

    D)   decreased, by a factor of\[2\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    When a dielectric material is inserted between the plates of a capacitor (keeping the charge to be constant) or capacitor is immersed in dielectric medium, the electric field decreases by a factor \[k\] (the dielectric constant of the dielectric) \[\therefore \]  \[E=\frac{{{E}_{0}}}{k}\] Given,   \[k=2\] Hence,  \[E=\frac{{{E}_{0}}}{2}\] Thus, electric field between the plates is decreased by a factor of\[2\].


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