An air capacitor is connected to a battery. The effect of filling the space between the plates with a dielectric is to increase:

  • A
    The charge and the potential difference
  • B
    The potential difference and the electric field
  • C
    The electric field and the capacitance
  • D
    The charge and the capacitance

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