Aparallel plate capacitor is filled with a material of dielectric constant k and conductivity g. it is charged with an initial charge q. (a) show that the charge leaks off the plates as an exponential function of time. (b) show that the total joule heat production equals the electrostatic energy stored initially. (c) what is the time constant for the discharge if the material is silicon oxide

Astudent is performing an experiment comparing sound and light waves. the student gathers the following data. what conclusion does the student most likely make based on this data? light waves always travel the same speed; however, the speed of sound is determined by the medium that it travels through. all sound waves always have the same energy, so the temperature of the medium does not affect wave speed. light needs to vibrate particles, so it travels fastest in tightly packed solids, while sound does not need a medium, so it travels fastest in a gas. tightly packed particles in solids slow down the light waves; however, sound waves make particles bounce into each other, so they travel faster in solids.