The effect of electric field strength due to a dielectric slab in uniform electric field.

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The strength of electric field is reduced due to presence of dielectric and if the total charge on the plates is kept constant then the potential difference is reduced across the capacitor plates. In this way dielectric increases the capacitance of capacitor.

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