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AP Physics C: E&M
10.4 Dielectrics
10.3 Capacitors
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A side perspective schematic showing two horizontal rectangular conducting plates separated vertically by a distance d. Each plate has length L along the horizontal direction and width w into the page. The top and bottom plates are connected by conducting wires to a DC voltage source labeled V_0. A rectangular dielectric slab of thickness d, width w, and dielectric constant labeled \kappa is shown with a hatched shading pattern, partially inserted from the left between the plates by a horizontal distance labeled x. A horizontal double-headed dimension arrow below the inserted section is labeled x, and a horizontal double-headed dimension arrow spanning the full plate length is labeled L. A vertical double-headed dimension arrow between the two plates is labeled d. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A dielectric slab partially inserted into a parallel-plate capacitor connected to a battery.
A parallel-plate capacitor with plates of length \(L\), width \(w\), and plate separation \(d\) is connected to a battery that maintains a constant potential difference \(V_0\). A slab of linear dielectric material with dielectric constant \(\kappa\) and thickness \(d\) is partially inserted a distance \(x\) into the capacitor along its length (\(0 < x < L\)). Neglecting edge fringing fields and friction, which of the following expressions represents the magnitude of the electrostatic force exerted on the slab pulling it into the capacitor?

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