A power source supplies an electric potential difference of 9.0 V to the plates of a capacitor. The energy stored in the capacitor is 9.8 × 10–4 J. The dielectric constant of the dielectric in the capacitor is 5.1.

Which of the following best describes internal energy? a. the difference between the kinetic and potential energies of the particles in a system b. the sum of the kinetic and potential energies of the particles in a system c. the sum of the kinetic and thermal energies of the particles in a system d. the difference between the kinetic and thermal energies of the particles in a system