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Explain what would happen if in the capacitor given in Exercise, a 3 mm thick mica sheet (of dielectric constant = 6) were inserted between the plates,
(a) while the voltage supply remained connected.
(b) after the supply was disconnected.

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(a) V = 100 V, C = 108 pF, `Q = 1.08 xx 10^(-8)` C
(b) `Q = 1.8 xx 10^(-9) C, C= 108pF, V = 16.6 V`
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