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1.A parallel plate capacitor is filled with an insulating material with

a dielectric constant of 2.6.bThe distance between the plates of the
capacitor is 0.0002 m. Find the plate area if the new capacitance
(after the insertion of the dielectric) is 3.4 μF.
2. If a parallel plate capacitor (filled with an insulator) went
through the following changes simultaneously, how would the
capacitance be effected? k doubles
plate separation halves
plate area quadruples
3. A square parallel plate capacitor (length of each side = x) with
plate separation d and a circular parallel plate capacitor (diameter =
x and separation d) are both filled with the same dielectric material
(k = 3.8). Which of the capacitors have a larger capacitance? Explain
your answer. Given that the length of the square plates is 1.65 m,
determine the k for the dielectric that must be inserted into the
circular capacitor so that equal capacitance results for each
capacitor.
4.During a lightning storm the potential difference between a cloud
and the ground can be extremely high. If this difference is 1.5x109
v (ground relative to cloud) and -19 C of charge (via movement of
electrons) is transferred from the cloud to the ground during a
lightning strike, determine the following:
a. How much work is done by the E-field?
b. If this work was performed on a truck with a mass of 10000 kg,
find the speed that can be attained by the truck if started from rest.
5. A capacitor is fully charged by a battery and then disconnected.
An insulator is then inserted into the capacitor. Explain how each
of the following would change.
a. The capacitance
b. The voltage
c. The E-field
d. The charge on the surface of the insulator
e. The charge on the plates