A dielectric slab of thickness $d$ is inserted in a parallel plate capacitor whose negative plate is at $x = 0$ and positive plate is at $x = 3d$. The slab is equidistant from the plates. The capacitor is given some charge. As one goes from $0$ to $3d$
  • A
    The magnitude of the electric field remains the same
  • B
    The direction of the electric field remains the same
  • C
    The electric potential increases continuously
  • DBoth $(b)$ and $(c)$
IIT 1998, Medium
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