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MHT CET · Physics · Capacitance

When the dielectric is placed in an external electric field, the electric field inside the dielectric is

  1. A less than the external electric field.
  2. B larger than the external electric field.
  3. C equal to the external electric field.
  4. D equal to or greater than external electric field.
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(A) less than the external electric field.

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Dipole moment will be in same direction as the external field. The collective effect of dipole moment produces a field that opposes the electric field inside the dielectric and hence, the net electric field inside the dielectric is less than external electric field.