What happens to the capacitance of a capacitor when a mica sheet is inserted between its plates?

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22 Mar 2019
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28 May 2026

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Inserting a mica sheet, which acts as a dielectric material, between the plates of a capacitor increases its capacitance by reducing the effective electric field and allowing the capacitor to store more charge.

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