, lel plates of ac
‘electric between parallel P" ‘Ondens,
of die she dielectric is 10° V/m. Cal
field in
er plate, surface charge density gy
tand energy density.
The thickness ;
3, Blectric
5mm. Dielectric constant is 5.
the surface charge density on the condens
dielectric, polarisation, electric displacemen
Solution, Electric displacement
D=eE=keob
p=3x (89x10) 198 =26.7 10° coul/metre”
density on the pate of condenser
pC/m 2
:. Surface charge
6 =26.7%10° coul/metre” = 26.7
Polarisation P =€9 (k - NE
= (89x10) B-1) (10)° =17.8%10 coulomb/metre”
=17.8C/m?
<. Surface charge density on the dielectric = 17.8 pC/ m?
Energy density in the dielectric = iy Es x gE k E?
2 2
“1 1
=5x@9x10 2) x3 x 106)? = 13.35/m
The dielectric constant of water is 78. Calculate
permittivity.
Solution, We know that e=ke,
£= 78x (8.85 x lo")
= 690310"? E/mé
Nie is 10° W/m. Calculate eleciric dis
ee jor? Flim, tric displacement and polarisation. Take
We know that
DekeyE and P=oy (k-1)E
k=4, E=108 V/m and ¢9=9%107? F/m
D=4x 9x10") x 108 = 36x 10% C/m?
P= (9107) x (41) x108 = 27% 10-6 C/m?
yuto"
ive that,
Fay The electric, field intensity i
ty in a polystyrene (¢, = 255) fillir
the plates of ‘paraltel plate capacitor is10 KV/m. The ea ation the
15 mm. Calculate (i) D (i) P, (i) potential difference between the plates
ben
pate is
() D=eE=e08, E
solution
D = (8.854 x 10-2) x (255) x (10%10°)
or D=22.58
P=(,-NeoE
= (255-1) (8.854 x 107!) x (10x 10°)
of P =22.49x 10° C/m?
(iy The potential difference between the plates is given as
V=Ed
= (1010°) x (1.5x 1073) = 15 Volt
ists offree space and two dielectrics
Se iielectric constants k=3 and k=4 respectively. If the plates of the
A parallel plate capacitor cons
af relal
or have a charge density of Ps 5x10 C/m?, find the electric
capacit
displacement, electric field intensity and polarisation in the three regions.
Solution, The situation is shown in fig. (17).
£0
P,| P2| Ps J-
E,| E2| F
G
A
Dielectric Dielectric
1 1
teers deree
Fig. (17) Parallel plate capacitor with dielectrics
For free space,
SS on g