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Transcribed Image Text:Two capacitors are identical, except that one
is empty and the other is filled with a
dielectric (k = 3.4). The empty capacitor is
connected to a 13-V battery. What must be
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the potential difference across the plates of
the capacitor filled with a dielectric so that it
stores the same amount of electrical energy
as the empty capacitor?
V2 =
i
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