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A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C0 has plates of area A with a gap "d" between them. When connected to a battery of voltage V0, it acquires a charge of magnitude Q0 on its plates. While connected to the battery, the space between the plates is filled with a diaelectric material of constant 3. With the diaelectric inserted into the capacitor, the magnitude of the charge on the plates and the difference between them is:
a-) 1 / 3Q0, 1 / 3V0
b-) Q0,1 / 2V0
c-) Q0, V0
d-) 3Q0, V0
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