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Chapter 9 - Capacitance and Dielectrics


PROBLEMS Solutions
1 (a) Q = 48 μC
(b) Q = 6 μC
𝑞
3 (a) 𝜎 = = (𝐸 r2/k)/A= 1.33 𝜇𝐶/𝑚2
𝐴
(b) C = 13.3 pF
5 (a) Q2 = 2 μC , Q1= 5 μC
(b) V1 = V2 ⇒ Q1/C1= Q2/C2=89.9 kV
7 (𝑎) 𝛥𝑉 = 𝐸𝑑= 11.1 kV/m
(b) 𝜎 = 98.3 nC/m2
(c) C = 3.74 pF
(d) Q = 74.7 pC
11 (a) C = 2.68 nF
𝑏
(b) Method 1: 𝛥𝑉 = 2𝑘 𝜆 ln (𝑎) = 3.02 kV
𝜆 = 𝑞/𝑙
Method 2: 𝛥V =Q/C = 3.02 kV
13 𝛴𝐹𝑦 = 0 ∶ 𝑇 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 − 𝑚𝑔 = 0 ; 𝛴𝐹𝑥 = 0: 𝑇 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − 𝐸𝑞 = 0
Find E Then substitute:
We get 𝛥V = Ed = 1.23 kV
19 C1= 6 pF
C2 = 3 pF
21 (a) Ceq = 5.96 μF
(b) Qt = 89.5 μC on 20 μF
Q1 = 63.2 μC on 6 μF
Q2 =89.5 – 63.2 = 26.3 μC on 15 μF and 3 μF
23 Qt = 120 μC
Q2 = 40 μC
Q1 = 120 μC – 40 μC = 80 μC
28 Ceq = 6.04 μF
30 Ceq =12.9 μF
32

34 u = U/V=0.5 𝜖0 𝐸 2
so: V = 2.51 × 10−3 m3 = 2.51 𝐿
38 Show that U =k Q2/2R.
prove it yourself
40 C=10.8 pF

42 (a) 13.3 nC
(b) 272 nC
45 (a) With air between the plates 𝐶0 = 4 𝜇𝐹
(𝑏)When Teflon is inserted, the charge remains the same (48 𝜇𝐶)
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝐶′ = 8.4 𝜇𝐹
(𝑐) The voltage on the capacitor now is 𝛥𝑉′ = 5.71 𝑉
and the charge is 48 𝜇𝐶
54 (a) 3.33 𝜇𝐹
(𝑏) 60 𝑉, 30 𝑉, 60 𝑉, 30 𝑉
(c) 180 𝜇𝐶, 180 𝜇𝐶, 120 𝜇𝐶, 120 𝜇𝐶
(𝑑) 13.4 𝑚𝐽
59 C = 𝜖0 A/(s – d)

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