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A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery. After sometime the battery is disconnected and a dielectric slab with its thickness equal to the plate separation is inserted between the plates. How will (i) the capacitance of the capacitor, (ii) potential difference between the plates and (iii) the energy stored in the capacitor be affected ?
Justify your answer in each case.

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(a) use the relation `C=(kepsilon_(0)A)/(d),V=(V_(0))/(k)"and"E=(1)/(2)CV^(2)` .
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