A parallel-plate capacitor with air between its plates is charged to a potential difference by a battery. Each change in List I starts again from this state. "Battery on" means the battery stays connected; "battery off" means it is removed first. A slab, where used, has dielectric constant , covers the plates fully and fills half the gap. Match each change with the factor by which the total energy stored in the capacitors changes. List I (P) Battery on: the plates are pulled apart to twice the gap. (Q) Battery off: the slab is slid in. (R) Battery on: the slab is slid in. (S) Battery off: the capacitor is joined across an uncharged capacitor . List II (1) ; (2) ; (3) ; (4) ; (5) . Which matching is correct?
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