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← ScienceWhich effect arises when a capacitor's dielectric material exceeds its breakdown field strength?
A)Permanent decrease in capacitance value
B)Progressive increase in equivalent series resistance
C)Abrupt transition to a conductive pathway✓
D)Harmonic distortion due to non-linearity
💡 Explanation
When the dielectric material exceeds its breakdown field strength, dielectric breakdown occurs because intense electric feels ionize the dielectric, creating a conductive path. Therefore a conductive pathway results, rather than capacitance decrease, ESR increase, or distortion, which require different mechanisms like aging or signal properties.
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