Slide01:Capacitor

EXTRA EXAMPLES

11. Extra
The capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor in vacuum changes from 200 mF to 500 mF when
a dielectric is inserted into the capacitor. What is the dielectric constant of the dielectric?
𝜀0 𝐴 𝜀𝑟 𝜀0 𝐴
𝐶0 = = 200 × 10−3 𝐶1 = = 𝜀𝑟 𝐶0
𝑑 𝑑
500 × 10−3 = 𝜀𝑟 (200 × 10−3 )
𝜺𝒓 = 𝟐. 𝟓𝟎

12. Extra
The figure below shows a network of five capacitors, each of capacitance 40 μF. Determine the
total capacitance between 𝐴 and 𝐵.

Top capacitor in series: Bottom capacitor in series:

1 1 1 1 1 1
= + = +
𝐶1 40μ 40μ 𝐶2 40μ 40μ
1 1
= 50000 = 50000
𝐶1 𝐶2
𝐶1 = 20 μF 𝐶2 = 20 μF
Total capacitance:
𝐶 = 20μ + 40μ + 20μ = 80μ
𝑪 = 𝟖𝟎 𝛍𝐅
13. Extra
In the circuit diagram below, find the voltage and charge of capacitor 𝐶3 .

Total capacitance:
1 1 1 1
= + =
𝐶 120μ 10μ + 30μ 30μ
𝐶 = 30 μF

Total charge:
𝑄 = 𝐶Δ𝑉 = (30 × 10−6 )(12) = 3.6 × 10−4 C

Voltage Δ𝑉1 on capacitor 𝐶1 : Voltage Δ𝑉2,3 on capacitor 𝐶1 and 𝐶2 :

𝑄1 = 𝑄 = 𝐶1 Δ𝑉1 Δ𝑉2,3 = 12 − 3.0 = 9.0 V
3.6 × 10−4 = (120 × 10−6 )Δ𝑉1
Δ𝑉1 = 3.0 V

Voltage on capacitor 𝐶3 : Charge on capacitor 𝐶3 :

𝚫𝑽𝟑 = 𝟗. 𝟎 𝐕 𝑄3 = 𝐶3 Δ𝑉3
𝑄3 = (30 × 10−6 )(9.0)
𝑸𝟑 = 𝟐. 𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟒 𝐂 = 𝟐𝟕𝟎 𝛍𝐂
14. Extra
In the circuit diagram below, the switch 𝑆 is initially open.

(a) What is the milliammeter reading when the switch is in the closed position?
Δ𝑉 12
𝐼= = = 4 × 10−3 A
𝑅 3000
𝑰 = 𝟒. 𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑 𝐀 = 𝟒. 𝟎 𝐦𝐀
(b) What is the charge in the capacitor when the switch is in the closed position?
𝑄 = 𝐶Δ𝑉 = (2200 × 10−6 )(12) = 0.0264 = 0.0264 𝐶
𝑸 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐂 = 𝟐𝟔 𝐦𝐂
(c) The switch is switched off at time 𝑡 = 0. Determine the milliammeter reading after 15 s.
−6 )
𝐼 = 𝐼0 𝑒 −𝑡⁄𝑅𝐶 = (0.004)𝑒 −15⁄(3000)(2200×10 = 4.1212 × 10−4 A
𝑰 = 𝟒. 𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟒 𝐀 = 𝟎. 𝟒𝟏 𝐦𝐀