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    This document provides guide questions for a physics module on capacitance and dielectrics. It asks 3 multiple choice questions about capacitance: 1) whether increasing or decreasing plate separation increases capacitance, 2) whether connecting capacitors in series or parallel stores more energy, and 3) how energy stored changes when a dielectric is inserted with either constant charge or potential difference. It also gives 2 practice problems: 1) calculating the net capacitance of a combination of series and parallel capacitors, and 2) calculating the energies stored before and after increasing the plate separation of a parallel-plate capacitor while still connected to a battery. The document is signed off by acknowledging God and thanking the reader.

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    This document provides guide questions for a physics module on capacitance and dielectrics. It asks 3 multiple choice questions about capacitance: 1) whether increasing or decreasing plate separation increases capacitance, 2) whether connecting capacitors in series or parallel stores more energy, and 3) how energy stored changes when a dielectric is inserted with either constant charge or potential difference. It also gives 2 practice problems: 1) calculating the net capacitance of a combination of series and parallel capacitors, and 2) calculating the energies stored before and after increasing the plate separation of a parallel-plate capacitor while still connected to a battery. The document is signed off by acknowledging God and thanking the reader.

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    GUIDE QUESTIONS

    Module 4: Capacitance and Dielectric


    Subject: Physics 41
    Teacher: Prof. Rommel J. Jagus
    20 April 2021
    Guide Questions
    Part A. Answer the question/s concisely.

    1. Would you place the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor closer together or farther apart
    to increase their capacitance?
    2. If you wish to store a large amount of energy in a capacitor bank, would you connect
    capacitors in series or parallel? Explain.
    3. Discuss how the energy stored in an empty but charged capacitor changes when a
    dielectric is inserted if (a) the capacitor is isolated so that its charge does not change;
    (b) the capacitor remains connected to a battery so that the potential difference between
    its plates does not change.

    2
    Guide Questions
    Part B. Answer each problem with complete solution.

    1. Find the net capacitance of the combination of series and parallel capacitors shown
    below.

    2. A parallel-plate capacitor is made of two square plates 25 cm on a side and 1.0 mm


    apart. The capacitor is connected to a 50.0-V battery. With the battery still connected,
    the plates are pulled apart to a separation of 2.00 mm. What are the energies stored in
    the capacitor before and after the plates are pulled farther apart? Why does the energy
    decrease even though work is done in separating the plates?

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    End of Module 4.
    Thank you
    To God be the Glory!

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