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Physics Electrostatics Potential & Capacitance Statement Based MCQ (Single Correct)

Statement I: In the absence of an externally applied electric field, the displacement per unit volume of a polar dielectric material is constant.
Statement II: In polar dielectrics, each molecule has a permanent dipole moment and these are randomly oriented in the absence of an externally applied electric field.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

A
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
B
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
C
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
D
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.

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The correct answer is:
C

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.

In the absence of an externally applied electric field, the displacement per unit volume of a polar dielectric material is always zero.

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