FIGURE 24-4 -Two Parallel-Plate Capacitors Are Connected in Series to a Battery

question 54

Multiple Choice

FIGURE 24-4
-Two parallel-plate capacitors are connected in series to a battery as shown in Fig. 24-4. A dielectric is inserted in capacitor C₁. What happens to the charge on capacitor C₂?

• A)The charge on C₂ increases or decreases depending on the value of the voltage of the battery.
• B)The charge on C₂ increases.
• C)The charge on C₂ increases or decreases depending on the value of the dielectric constant of the dielectric.
• D)The charge on C₂ decreases.
• E)The charge on C₂ remains the same.

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