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AP Physics C: E&M
10.4 Dielectrics
10.3 Capacitors
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A side-view schematic showing two horizontal parallel conducting plates separated by a vertical distance d. The rectangular region between the plates is filled with a shaded slab labeled \kappa. Conducting wires run from the left edge of each plate to a DC voltage source labeled V_0. A single horizontal arrow pointing right is centered on the right edge of the slab. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A parallel-plate capacitor filled with a dielectric slab connected to a battery.
A parallel-plate capacitor is completely filled with a dielectric slab of dielectric constant \(\kappa > 1\) and charged by a battery of potential difference \(V_0\). In Scenario 1, the capacitor is disconnected from the battery, after which an external agent slowly withdraws the slab until it is completely removed, requiring mechanical work \(W_1\). In Scenario 2, the capacitor remains connected to the battery while the external agent slowly withdraws the slab until it is completely removed, requiring mechanical work \(W_2\). What is the ratio \(\dfrac{W_1}{W_2}\)?

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