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leftover questions by yourself and ask for help if you need it.)
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1) Equal but opposite charges Q are placed on the plates of an air-filled parallel-plate capacitor. The plates are
then pulled apart to twice their original separation. Which of the following statements about this capacitor are
true? (There may be more than one correct choice.)
A) The electric field between the plates has increased.
B) The capacitance has doubled.
C) The potential difference across the plates has doubled.
D) The energy density in the capacitor has increased.
E) The energy stored in the capacitor has doubled.
Figure 24.7
2) In the circuit shown in Fig. 24.7 the capacitors are initially uncharged. The switch is first thrown to position A
and then to position B. Let the charges on the capacitors be Q1 , Q2 , and Q3 and the potential difference across
them be V 1 , V 2 , and V 3 . With the switch in position B:
A) V 3 = V 0
B) Q1 = Q2 = Q3
C) V 1 + V 2 = V 3
D) Q1 + Q2 = Q3
E) V 1 = V 2 = V 3
3) Each plate of a parallel-plate air capacitor has an area of 0.0010 m 2 , and the separation of the plates is
0.030 mm. An electric field of 9.3 × 106 V/m is present between the plates. The potential difference across the
capacitor is closest to:
A) 465 V B) 279 V C) 372 V D) 558 V E) 186 V
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Figure 24.4
5) A parallel-plate air capacitor is made from two plates 0.070 m square, spaced 6.3 mm apart. What must the
potential difference between the plates be to produce an energy density of 0.037 J/m 3 ?
Figure 24.8
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Figure 24.9
7) In the circuit shown in Fig. 24.9, all the capacitors are air-filled. With the switch S open, the 40.0-μF capacitor
has an initial charge of 5.00 μC while the other three capacitors are uncharged. The switch is then closed and
left closed for a long time. Calculate the initial and final values of the total electrical energy stored in these
capacitors.
8) An air capacitor is formed from two long conducting cylindrical shells that are coaxial, and have radii of 42 mm
and 102 mm. The electric potential of the inner conductor with respect to the outer conductor is -300 V. The
energy stored in the capacitor, in a one meter section of length is closest to:
A) 5.7 μJ B) 4.0 μJ C) 2.0 μJ D) 2.8 μJ E) 7.9 μJ
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Answer Key
Testname: WORKSHOP6
1) C, E
2) C
3) B
4) D
5) 570 volts
6) 8.7 × 10-5 F
7) Ui = 0.313 μF, Uf = 0.208 μJ
8) D
9) D