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There is a parallel plate capacitor having capacity C. It initially has got no charge on it. Now we insert a dielectric material of dielectric constant K between its plates (it still has no charge). Now we connect this capacitor (with dielectric) to a d.c source of potential difference V. Now charge builds up on this capacitor till its fully charged. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE REMOVE THE DIELECTRIC WHILE THE CAPACITOR IS STILL CONNECTED TO V ??
According to my knowledge the dielectric increases the capacity of a capacitor by a factor of k i.e now it will a charge kq which is more than what it would had held (q) without the dielectric. So when we remove the dielectric its capacity to hold additional charge (kq-q) is lost. So what happens to this additional charge kq-q ?
According to my knowledge the dielectric increases the capacity of a capacitor by a factor of k i.e now it will a charge kq which is more than what it would had held (q) without the dielectric. So when we remove the dielectric its capacity to hold additional charge (kq-q) is lost. So what happens to this additional charge kq-q ?