What happens when the space between a capacitor's plates, initially free space, is filled with a dielectric material?

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22 Mar 2019
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When a dielectric replaces the free space between capacitor plates, the voltage across the plates decreases. However, the capacitance increases due to the dielectric's properties, which leads to an increase in the energy stored in the capacitor.

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