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A parallel plate capacitor having capacitance C farad is connected with a battery of emf V volts. Keeping the capacitor cannected with the battery, a dielectric slab of dielectric constant K is inserted between the plates. The dimensions of the slab are such that it fills the space between the capacitor plates. Then,

A

Charge on the capacitor plates remains the same

B

Charge on the plates increases K times

C

Potential difference between the plates decreases to V/K

D

All of the above

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