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Homework Statement
A square parallel plate capacitor with vertical plates of area A
and distance d, charged with a constant charge Q and is completely
filled with a dielectric material the same dimension as the gap between
the plates, with dielectric constant k and mass m. Assuming
the dielectric is a solid block of material that can move inside the
capacitor with no friction, what would be the equilibrium condition
in the presence of gravitational field? What would be the period of
small oscillations around this equilibrium point?
Homework Equations
C=(k[tex]\epsilon[/tex]0A)/d
The Attempt at a Solution
Honestly I don't know where to begin with this question. Is it suggesting that the dielectric would oscillate from side to side between the plates? How? I am assuming I've just stared at the problem too long and I am missing something obvious, so if someone could just nudge me in the right direction by pointing out what this question is asking it would help a lot.