Which risk increases when applying excessive voltage to a capacitor?

💡 Explanation

Applying excessive voltage leads to dielectric breakdown because it exceeds the dielectric strength of the material, triggering the avalanche breakdown mechanism, therefore reducing capacitance rather than causing thermal runaway; this requires resistive losses.

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