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← ScienceWhich outcome results when a capacitor's dielectric fails?
A)Uncontrolled charge carrier multiplication occurs✓
B)An increase in stored energy results
C)Decreased equivalent series resistance arises
D)Improved thermal dissipation takes place
💡 Explanation
When the dielectric fails, it no longer efficiently inhibits current flow under high voltage, because impact ionization generates an increasing number of higher energy charge carriers via the avalanche breakdown mechanism; therefore, a destructive runaway process occurs, rather than lower resistance scenarios.
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