A voltage has been applied across a capacitor. If the dielectric is replaced with another dielectric constant eight times as great and the voltage is reduced to half of what it was, the ENERGY STORED in the capacitor is how many times the original

stored energy? A) 4
B) 1/4
C) 8
D) 1/2
E) 2


E

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