Disconnected Capacitor with Glass Slab – Rankers Physics
Topic: Capacitors
Subtopic: Capacitor With Dielectrics

Disconnected Capacitor with Glass Slab

A parallel plate capacitor is connected across a \(2\text{ V}\) battery and charged. The battery is then disconnected and a glass slab is introduced between the plates. Which of the following pairs of quantities decrease?
Charge and potential difference
Potential difference and energy stored
Energy stored and capacitance
Capacitance and charge

Solution:

Once disconnected, charge \(Q\) remains constant. Introducing a slab increases capacitance \(C\). Since potential difference \(V = Q/C\) and stored energy \(U = \frac{Q^2}{2C}\), both potential difference and stored energy decrease.

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