Dielectric & Polarization Flashcards

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What is a dielectric?

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What is the direlectric constatn, K?

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What is molecular Polarization?

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How does molecular polarization effect electric field and potential?

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What is dielectric strength

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What happends when you insert a dielectric into a capacitor disonnected from a battery?

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Electric potentoal drops and electric potential energy drops.

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What happens when you insert a dielectric into a capacitor still connected to a battery?

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This causes the battery to pump more charge onto the plates, therefore charge increases and electric potential energy increases.

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Formula for electric field inside a dielectric?

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E_diel = E_o/K

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