Why does adding a dielectric increase the energy of a capacitor?

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Inserting a dielectric into a capacitor increases its energy due to the attraction between the dielectric material and the capacitor plates. This phenomenon occurs even though most natural processes aim to reduce energy. When a dielectric is added, it affects the electric field and allows the capacitor to store more energy. If the voltage across the capacitor remains constant, the battery does work to maintain this voltage, resulting in an increase in energy as the dielectric is introduced. Understanding this mechanism is crucial for grasping the behavior of capacitors in various applications.
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First of all, I am not a native speaker so the sentence I wrote may not make sense.
So If you want to know meaning of it pleask ask me.
In most of the nature phenomena, most thing has been happened to reduce there potential or energy.
However if insert a dielectric in the gap of a capacitor, it is automatically happen because of the attraction between the dielectric and the capacitor even though it makes the energy of the capacitor higher. Why is it happen? I want to know it.
 
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In the case of constant voiltage, the battery keeping V constant does work, so the energy of the capacitor is increased as the dielectric moves in.
 
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