The empty space between the plates of a capacitor is filled by a liquid of dielectric constant K, the capacitance of capacitor

The empty space between the plates of a capacitor is filled by a liquid of dielectric constant K, the capacitance of capacitor Correct Answer increases by a factor K

Concept:

  • The capacitance of a capacitor (C): The capacity of a capacitor to store the electric charge is called capacitance.
    • The capacitance of a conductor is the ratio of charge (Q) given to the conduction to the rise in its potential (V).

C = Q/V

  • The unit of capacitance is the farad, (symbol F ).
  • If a dielectric medium is filled in a capacitor then the capacitance of the capacitor changes.
  • The capacitance, C = K C0 where C0 is the capacitance without the dielectric.

So Dielectric constant (k) = C/C0

  • The dielectric constant of a medium is the ratio of the electrostatic force of interaction between two given point charges held certain distance apart in vacuum/air to the force of interaction between the same two charges held the same distance apart in the material medium.

Explanation:

When the empty space between the plates of a capacitor is filled by a liquid of dielectric constant K, the capacitance of the capacitor increased by the factor of K.

The capacitance, C = K C0 where C0 is the capacitance without the dielectric.

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