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Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance — Physics STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 SciencePhysicsElectrostatic Potential and Capacitance1 Mark
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Guess a possible reason why water has a much greater dielectric constant (= 80) than say, mica (= 6).
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Water has an unsvrnrnetrlcal space as compared to mica. Since it has a permanent dipole moment, it has a greater dielectric constant than mica.

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