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What will be an ideal response?
(a) 3900 N (b) 7.5 × 105 m
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a.
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b.
The symbol for potential difference between the plates of a capacitor is 
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c.
Water is a polar molecule.
d.
When a dielectric is placed in a capacitor it serves to reduce the electric field.
e.
Nonpolar molecules cannot be used for dielectric material in a capacitor.
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