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With or without a layer of metal between the dielectric and the air, I think the same situation exists. There will be a potential gradient across the air gap and a different (shallower) potential gradient across the dielectric because the molecules of the dielectric can polarise. It's just like two capacitors in series, sharing the total PD. The equivalent capacitance will be greater than for an air gap and less than when full of dielectric.
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