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If connected to a 5V battery, and allowed to stabilise, what would the charge across the plates be?
5V C
Q = CV
0 = 8.85x10-12 ;
r = 1
d = 5x10-3 m
C = 8.85 10 12
25 10 6 5 10
3
= 4.425 10 14
We can then input this into the equation Q = CV: Q = CV = 4.425x10-14 x 5 = 22.125x10-14 C
2. Three capacitors having capacitances of 2, 4 and 8 F respectively are connected in series across a 200 V supply. Calculate (a) the potential difference across each capacitor (b) the charge on each capacitor a) Potential drop across each capacitor can be found as a ratio of its capacitance
V1 = V
Ctotal C1
so
1 1 1 1 = + + Ctot 2 4 8
Ctot = 1.143 F
V1 = 200 x
V2 = 200 x V3 = 200 x
b) Current same through all capacitors in series, so charge is the same: Q = C1 V1 = C2 V2 = 2 x 10-6 x 114.3 = 229 C
3. The plates of a capacitor are separated by a sheet of mica 0.3 mm thick, with a relative permittivity of 6. Each plate has an area of 500 cm2. a) What is the capacitance? If a potential difference of 400 V is maintained across the capacitor, b) What is the charge? c) The electric field strength? d) The electric flux density?
a)
Capacitance C
= 0 r
= 8.85 x10 12 x 6 x
b)
Charge Q
c)
d)
4. A capacitor has two plates, 5 mm apart and 200 mm x 200mm in size. The space between the plates is filled with a 3 mm thick glass plate (r = 8) and a 2 mm thick layer of paper (r = 2). a) Calculate the capacitance. A potential difference of 500 V is placed across the plates. b) Calculate the electric field strength
A d 0.04 = 94.4 nF 0.003 0.04 0.002
a)
Capacitance C C glass = 0 r
= 0 r
A d A d
= 8.85 x10 12 x 8 x
C paper = 0 r
= 8.85 x10 12 x 2 x
= 35.4 nF
Ctot = 25.7 nF
V1 = V
Ctot C1
V g = 500 25.7 94.4 = 136.1V