Dielectric Oscillation and Conservative Field – Rankers Physics
Topic: Capacitors
Subtopic: Capacitor With Dielectrics

Dielectric Oscillation and Conservative Field

Assertion (A): A dielectric slab is slightly inserted in charged parallel plate capacitor and then released slab will execute oscillation.
Reason (R): Electrostatic field is conservative field.
 
Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

A: True. For an isolated charged capacitor, inserting a dielectric reduces potential energy, creating an attractive force. With inertia, this can lead to oscillation.\nR: True. Electrostatic fields are conservative, meaning work is path-independent and potential energy can be defined. This is fundamental for oscillations derived from potential energy.


(R) is a fundamental basis explaining how (A) can occur.

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