A parallel plate capacitor with plate separation 5 mm is charged up by a battery. It is found that on introducing a dielectric sheet of thickness 2 mm, while keeping the battery connections intact, the capacitor draws 25\% more charge from the battery than before. The dielectric constant of the sheet is .
Answer
2
Solution
C= 0Ad, with slab: C'= 0Ad-t+ tK
battery stays connected, V is fixed ⇒ Q C
Q'Q= dd-t+ tK=1.25
53+ 2K=1.25 3+ 2K=4
K=2
Answer: 2