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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when a capacitor's dielectric begins to chemically decompose?
A)Capacitance decreases and leakage increases✓
B)Inductance rises and ESR stabilizes
C)Voltage rating improves uncontrollably
D)Frequency response aligns sub-harmonically
💡 Explanation
Dielectric decomposition induces increased ionic conductivity, because degradation allows more current to flow due to the increased ion number via ionic conduction, thus causing leakage increase, which also reduced capacitance. Therefore, 'Capacitance decreases', therefore it is leakage incremented rather than inductance increasing under stress.
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