Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each statement by whether it is true of or of .
Groups: True of · True of
- Is unchanged by inserting a dielectric at fixed free charge
- Is reduced inside a dielectric at fixed charge
- Responds to deliberately placed charge alone
- Exerts the force on a test charge
Hints
- One field responds to all charge, the other only to free charge.
- If D depends only on free charge, inserting a dielectric cannot change it.
Show the answer
True of : Exerts the force on a test charge, Is reduced inside a dielectric at fixed charge
True of : Responds to deliberately placed charge alone, Is unchanged by inserting a dielectric at fixed free charge
Why
responds to every charge, bound included, so it falls inside a dielectric, and it is what pushes a test charge. tracks only free charge, so at fixed free charge it is untouched by the slab.
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