A parallel-plate air capacitor has capacitance C. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant K = 5 is inserted so that it fills half of the plate separation over the full plate area, while the remaining half of the separation contains air. What is the percentage increase in capacitance?
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A parallel-plate air capacitor has capacitance C. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant K = 5 is inserted so that it fills half of the plate separation over the full plate area, while the remaining half of the separation contains air. What is the percentage increase in capacitance?
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