A 15-mF capacitor is connected to a 50-V battery and becomes fully charged. The battery is removed and a slab of dielectric that completely fills the space between the plates is inserted. If the dielectric has a dielectric constant of 5.0, what is the voltage across the capacitor's plates after the slab is inserted?

Three reasons for adding a dielectric material between the plates of a capacitor.
1. Dielectrics do not break down (allowing electric charge to flow"as readily as air, so a higher voltage can be applied without charge passing across the gap.
2. A dielectric allows the plates to be placed closer together without touching thus allowing an increased capacitance because the plate separation is less.
3. If a dielectric fills the space between the two conductors, it increases the capacitance.