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HW07CapacitorCircuits
Due:11:59pmonWednesday,September28,2016
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Item1
Inthefigureareshownthreecapacitorswithcapacitances
C1 = 6.00 F, C2 = 3.00 F, C3 = 5.00 F .Thecapacitor
networkisconnectedtoanappliedpotentialVab.Afterthechargeson
thecapacitorshavereachedtheirfinalvalues,thechargeQ2 onthe
secondcapacitoris40.0C.
PartA
WhatisthechargeQ1 oncapacitorC1 ?
Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Consideronlytheinitialsectionofthenetwork(fromatod).Developarelationbetweenthecapacitanceandcharge
foreachcapacitorinthatsection.UsethecapacitancesC1 andC2 andthefinalchargeQ2 onC2 tocalculatethe
chargeQ1 onC1 .
Hint2.Seriesorparallel?
ArecapacitorsC1 andC2 connectedinseriesorinparallel?
ANSWER:
series
parallel
Hint3.Calculatethepotentialdifferenceacrossthesecondcapacitor
CalculatethepotentialdifferenceV2 acrossthesecondcapacitor.
Expressyouranswerinvoltstothreesignificantfigures.
Hint1.Equationforcapacitance
RecallthatforanycapacitoronehastherelationC =
Q
V
,whereQisthechargeoneachplateofthe
capacitorandV isthepotentialdifferenceacrossthecapacitor(notthedifferenceacrossthewholenetwork).
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ANSWER:
V2
= 13.3 V
Hint4.Calculatethepotentialdifferenceacrossthefirstcapacitor,V1
CalculatethepotentialdifferenceV1 acrossthefirstcapacitor.
Expressyouranswerinvoltstothreesignificantfigures.
Hint1.Parallelcapacitorsandpotentialdifference
Iftwocapacitorsareconnectedinparallel,howarethepotentialdifferencesacrosseachcapacitorrelated?
Notethattheleftplateandrightplateareconnectedtopointsaandd,respectively,forbothcapacitors.
ANSWER:
V1
= 13.3 V
ANSWER:
Q
= 80.0 C
Correct
PartB
WhatisthechargeoncapacitorC3 ?
Expressyouranswerinmicrocoulombstothreesignificantfigures.
Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Determinewhetherthethirdcapacitor,C3 ,isconnectedinseriesorinparallelwiththefirstsectionofthenetwork
(fromatod).Calculatethetotalchargeoftheinitialsectionofthenetwork,Qad .Usetheresulttofindthechargeon
thethirdcapacitor,Q3 .
Hint2.Seriesorparallel?
Isthethirdcapacitor,C3 ,connectedinseriesorinparallelwiththefirstsectionofthenetwork(fromatod)?
ANSWER:
series
parallel
Hint3.Capacitorsinseries
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Forcapacitorsconnectedinseries,thepositiveplateofonecapacitorisconnectedtothenegativeplateoftheother
capacitor.Sincethechargeonthetwoplatesmustcomefromseparationofchargesintheinitiallyneutralplates
(chargeisnevercreatedordestroyed),thetwoplatesmusthavechargesofequalmagnitudeandoppositesigns.
Therefore,thechargemustbethesameforthetwocapacitors.Inthisproblem,thenetworkbetweenaanddisin
serieswithcapacitorC3 .Therefore,thetotalchargeonthatnetworkmustequalthechargeonC3 .
Hint4.Calculatethetotalchargeintheinitialsection
CalculateQad ,thetotalchargestoredintheinitialsection.
Expressyouranswerinmicrocoulombstothreesignificantfigures.
Hint1.Howtofindthechargeintheinitialsection
Youalreadyknowthechargeonthefirsttwocapacitors,Q1 andQ2 ,intheinitialsectionbetweenpointsa
andd.Thetotalchargemustthereforebethesumofthechargesineachcapacitor.
ANSWER:
Qad
= 120 C
ANSWER:
Q3
= 120 C
Correct
PartC
Whatistheappliedvoltage,Vab?
Expressyouranswerinvoltstothreesignificantfigures.
Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Reducethenetworkofcapacitorstoasingleequivalentcapacitorconnectingpointsaandbdirectly.Determinethe
capacitanceCabandchargeQab ontheequivalentcapacitor.ThencalculatethetotalpotentialdifferenceVab.
Hint2.Calculatetheequivalentcapacitance
CalculatetheequivalentcapacitanceCabofthenetwork.
Expressyouranswerinmicrofaradstothreesignificantfigures.
Hint1.Calculatetheequivalentcapacitanceoftheinitialsection
CalculatetheequivalentcapacitanceCad ofthecapacitorsintheinitialsectionbetweenpointsaandd.
Expressyouranswerinmicrofaradstothreesignificantfigures.
Hint1.Capacitanceforcapacitorsinparallel
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ANSWER:
Cad
= 9.00 F
Hint2.Capacitanceforcapacitorsinseries
Thetotalcapacitancefortwocapacitorsinseries,C andC ,isgivenby
1
Ctotal
1
C
1
C
.Remember
tosolveforCtotal andnotitsreciprocal!
ANSWER:
Cab
= 3.21 F
Hint3.Findthetotalcharge
FindthetotalchargeQab storedintheequivalentcapacitor.
Expressyouranswerinmicrocoulombstothreesignificantfigures.
Hint1.Findingthechargeoftheequivalentcapacitor
Rememberthatsincethesectionbetweenpointsaanddandthesectionbetweenpointsdandbarein
series,thechargeontheequivalentcapacitorwillbethesameasthechargestoredineachsection.Using
thevalueofQ3 forthethirdcapacitorinthenetwork,ascalculatedinPartB,youcanshowthat
Qab = Qad = Qdb = Q3 .
ANSWER:
Q
ab
= 120 C
ANSWER:
Vab
= 37.3 V
Correct
Item2
Anaircapacitorismadefromtwoflatparallelplates1.50mmapart.Themagnitudeofchargeoneachplateis0.0180Cwhen
thepotentialdifferenceis200V.
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PartA
Whatisthecapacitance?
ANSWER:
C
= 9.001011 F
Correct
PartB
Whatistheareaofeachplate?
ANSWER:
A
= 1.52102 m2
Correct
PartC
Whatmaximumvoltagecanbeappliedwithoutdielectricbreakdown?(Dielectricbreakdownforairoccursatanelectricfield
strengthof3.0 10 6 V/m.)
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
Vmax
= 4500 V
Correct
PartD
Whenthechargeis0.0180C,whattotalenergyisstored?
ANSWER:
U
= 1.80106 J
Correct
Item3
LearningGoal:
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TopracticeProblemSolvingStrategy24.1EquivalentCapacitance.
Considerthecapacitorconnectionshowninthepicturebelow,whereC1 =C2 =C3 =16.0F andC4 =36.0F .Determinethe
equivalentcapacitanceoftheentirecombination.
ProblemSolvingStrategy24.1EquivalentCapacitance
IDENTIFYtherelevantconcepts:
Theconceptofequivalentcapacitanceisusefulwhenevertwoormorecapacitorsareconnected.
SETUPtheproblemusingthefollowingsteps:
1.Makeadrawingofthecapacitorarrangement.
2.Identifywhetherthecapacitorsareconnectedinseriesorinparallel.Withmorecomplicatedcombinations,you
cansometimesidentifypartsthataresimpleseriesorparallelconnections.
3.KeepinmindthatwhenwesayacapacitorhaschargeQwealwaysmeanthattheplateathigherpotentialhas
charge+QandtheotherplatehaschargeQ.
EXECUTEthesolutionasfollows:
1.Whencapacitorsareconnectedinseries,theyalwayshavethesamecharge,assumingthattheywereuncharged
beforetheywereconnected.Thepotentialdifferencesarenotequalunlessthecapacitancesareequal.Thetotal
potentialdifferenceacrossthecombinationisthesumoftheindividualpotentialdifferences.
2.Whencapacitorsareconnectedinparallel,thepotentialdifferenceV isalwaysthesameforalloftheindividual
capacitors.Thechargesontheindividualcapacitorsarenotequalunlessthecapacitancesareequal.Thetotal
chargeonthecombinationisthesumoftheindividualcharges.
3.Formorecomplicatedcombinations,findthepartsthataresimpleseriesorparallelconnectionsandreplacethem
withtheirequivalentcapacitances,inastepbystepreduction.Ifyouthenneedtofindthechargeorpotential
differenceforanindividualcapacitor,youmayhavetoretraceyourpathtotheoriginalcapacitors.
EVALUATEyouranswer:
Checkwhetheryourresultmakessense.Ifthecapacitorsareconnectedinseries,theequivalentcapacitanceCeq mustbe
smallerthananyoftheindividualcapacitances.Bycontrast,ifthecapacitorsareconnectedinparallel,Ceq mustbegreater
thananyoftheindividualcapacitances.
IDENTIFYtherelevantconcepts
Thisproblemdealswithacombinationoffourcapacitors,someofwhichareconnectedinseries,othersinparallel.Thesteps
outlinedinthestrategyabovewillhelpyoudeterminetheequivalentcapacitanceoftheentirecombination.
SETUPtheproblemusingthefollowingsteps
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PartA
Thefourcapacitorsshowninthediagramareneitherallinseriesnorallinparallel.Youcan,however,identifyportionsof
thearrangementthatareeitherinseriesorparallel,asdescribedinthefollowingstatements.Whichofthesestatementsare
correctforthisproblem?
Checkallthatapply.
ANSWER:
C3 isinparallelwithC1 andC2 .
C4 isinserieswithC1 andC2 .
C1 isinserieswithC2 .
C3 isinserieswithC4 .
Correct
EXECUTEthesolutionasfollows
PartB
WhatistheequivalentcapacitanceCeq oftheentirecombination?
Expressyouranswerinmicrofaradstothreesignificantfigures.
Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Tofindtheequivalentcapacitanceofthecombinationunderconsiderationyoumustprogressivelyreducethe
capacitornetworkuntilonlyasinglecapacitorisleft.InPartAyouidentifiedthatC1 isinserieswithC2 ,andC3 isin
parallelwithC1 andC2 .NoticethattoreducethelatterparallelcombinationyouwillfirstneedtoreducetheC1 C2
seriescombination.Thus,itmakessensetostartthereductionbyfindingtheequivalentcapacitanceoftheC1 C2
seriescombination.
Hint2.Findtheunknowncapacitanceinthefirststepofthereduction
Thisdiagramshowsthefirststepinthereductionofthecapacitorcombination.WhatisthevalueofCeqA ?Recall
thatC1 =16.0F andC2 =16.0F .
Expressyouranswerinmicrofarads.
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Hint1.Equivalentcapacitanceinaseriescombination
IfCa andCb areconnectedinseries,thereciprocaloftheirequivalentcapacitanceequalsthesumofthe
reciprocalsoftheindividualcapacitances,
1
Ceq
1
Ca
1
Cb
ANSWER:
CeqA
= 8.00 F
Hint3.Findtheunknowncapacitanceinthesecondstepofthereduction
Thisdiagramshowsthesecondstepinthereductionofthecapacitorcombination.WhatisthevalueofCeqB ?
RecallthatCeqA =8andC3 =16.0F .
Expressyouranswerinmicrofarads.
Hint1.Equivalentcapacitanceinaparallelcombination
IfCa andCb areconnectedinparallel,theirequivalentcapacitanceequalsthesumoftheindividual
capacitances,
Ceq = Ca + Cb
ANSWER:
CeqB
= 24.0 F
ANSWER:
Ceq
= 14.4 F
Correct
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EVALUATEyouranswer
PartC
SupposethatyouaregivenanothernetworkofthesameformastheoneanalyzedinPartB,butwithdifferentvaluesfor
theindividualcapacitances.HowwouldyouexpecttheequivalentcapacitanceCeq tocomparetothevaluesofeach
individualcapacitorinthenetwork?Choosethestatementbelowthatistrueregardlessoftheactualvaluesforthe
individualcapacitors.
Hint1.Relationbetweentheequivalentcapacitanceandtheindividualcapacitancesinaseries
combination
Thereciprocaloftheequivalentcapacitanceofaseriescombinationequalsthesumofthereciprocalsofthe
individualcapacitances.Thus,inaseriesconnectiontheequivalentcapacitanceisalwayslessthananyindividual
capacitance.
Hint2.Relationbetweentheequivalentcapacitanceandtheindividualcapacitancesinaparallel
combination
Theequivalentcapacitanceofaparallelcombinationequalsthesumoftheindividualcapacitances.Thus,ina
parallelconnectiontheequivalentcapacitanceisalwaysgreaterthananyindividualcapacitance.
ANSWER:
Ceq mustbelessthanC1
+ C2
Ceq mustbelessthanC3 .
ThevalueofCeq isnotboundedbythevalueofanyindividualcapacitanceinthenetwork.
Ceq mustbelessthanC4 .
Correct
isthecapacitanceofasinglecapacitorequivalenttotheseriescombinationbetweenC4 andthebranch
containingtheremainingcapacitors.Sinceinaseriesconnectiontheequivalentcapacitanceisalwayslessthanany
individualcapacitance,youshouldexpectCeq < C4 .YourresultfromPartBsatisfiesthisrequirement.
Ceq
Item4
Forthesystemofcapacitorsshowninthethefigurebelow,apotentialdifferenceof25.0Vis
maintainedacrossab.
Youmaywanttoreview(
pages790793).
Forrelatedproblemsolvingtipsandstrategies,youmaywanttoviewaVideoTutorSolution
ofCapacitorsinseriesandinparallel.
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PartA
Whatistheequivalentcapacitanceofthissystembetweenaandb?
ANSWER:
C
= 19.3 nF
Correct
IDENTIFY:Threeofthecapacitorsareinseries,andthiscombinationisinparallelwiththeothertwocapacitors.
SETUP:Forcapacitorsinseriesthevoltagesaddandthechargesarethesame
capacitorsinparallelthevoltagesarethesameandthechargesaddCeq
1
Ceq
1
C1
= C1 + C2 +
1
C2
.C =
+
Q
V
.For
PartB
Howmuchchargeisstoredbythissystem?
ANSWER:
= 482 nC
Correct
Q
tot
PartC
Howmuchchargedoesthe6.50nFcapacitorstore?
ANSWER:
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= 162 nC
Correct
ThepotentialacrosseachcapacitorintheparallelnetworkofFigure24.21is25
PartD
Whatisthepotentialdifferenceacrossthe7.50nFcapacitor?
ANSWER:
V
= 25.0 V
Correct
25 V
EVALUATE:Aswithmostcircuits,wemustgothroughaseriesofstepstosimplifyitaswesolvefortheunknowns.
Item5
TheFigurebelowshowsasystemoffourcapacitors,wherethe
potentialdifferenceacrossabis50.0V.
PartA
Findtheequivalentcapacitanceofthissystembetweenaandb.
ANSWER:
C
= 3.47 F
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Correct
PartB
Howmuchchargeisstoredbythiscombinationofcapacitors?
ANSWER:
= 174 C
Correct
PartC
Howmuchchargeisstoredinthe10.0F capacitor?
ANSWER:
= 174 C
Correct
PartD
Howmuchchargeisstoredinthe9.0F capacitor?
ANSWER:
= 174 C
Correct
Item6
Forthesystemofcapacitorsshownin,findtheequivalentcapacitance(a)betweenbandc,and(b)betweenaandc.
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PartA
ANSWER:
Cbc
= 20.0 pF
Correct
PartB
ANSWER:
Cac
= 8.57 pF
Correct
Item7
Inthefigure,eachcapacitorhas5.00F andVab=25.0V.
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PartA
Calculatethechargeoneachcapacitor.
ANSWER:
Q1
= 2.50105 C
Correct
PartB
ANSWER:
Q
= 2.50105 C
Correct
PartC
ANSWER:
Q3
= 5.00105 C
Correct
PartD
ANSWER:
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Q4
= 7.50105 C
Correct
PartE
Calculatethepotentialdifferenceacrosseachcapacitor.
ANSWER:
V1
= 5.00 V
Correct
PartF
ANSWER:
V2
= 5.00 V
Correct
PartG
ANSWER:
V3
= 10.0 V
Correct
PartH
ANSWER:
V4
= 15.0 V
Correct
PartI
Calculatethepotentialdifferencebetweenpointsaandd.
ANSWER:
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Vad
= 10.0 V
Correct
Item8
In,C1 =6.00F ,C2 =3.00F ,andC3 =5.00F .Thecapacitor
networkisconnectedtoanappliedpotentialVab.Afterthechargeson
thecapacitorshavereachedtheirfinalvalues,thechargeonC2 is
30.0C.
PartA
WhatisthechargeoncapacitorC1 ?
Expressyouranswerwiththeappropriateunits.
ANSWER:
Q
= 60.0C
Correct
PartB
WhatisthechargeoncapacitorC3 ?
Expressyouranswerwiththeappropriateunits.
ANSWER:
Q
= 90.0C
Correct
PartC
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WhatistheappliedvoltageVab?
Expressyouranswerwiththeappropriateunits.
ANSWER:
Vab
= 28.0V
Correct
ScoreSummary:
Yourscoreonthisassignmentis98.9%.
Youreceived9.89outofapossibletotalof10points.
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