Capacitors

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 Today’s Goal

Combination of Capacitor-
Part 2

Dielectric in Capacitor
Q) Find equivalent Capacitance between points A and B

a) 1C
b) 2C
c) 4C
d) 9C
Q) Find the equivalent Capacitance of the infinite ladder
shown in figure between the points A and B.
Q) Find equivalent Capacitance between A and B
Problems Involving Plates
Q) Three identical metal plates are arranged in air at equal
distance ‘d’ from each other. The area of each plate is A . A
battery of EMF ‘V’ is connected across three plates as shown.
Find the equivalent capacitance
𝜺𝒐𝑨 𝟐𝜺𝒐𝑨
a) 𝒅 c) 𝒅

𝜺𝒐𝑨 𝟑 𝜺𝒐𝑨
b) 𝟐𝒅 d) 𝟐 𝒅
Q) Four identical metal plates are arranged in air at equal
distance d from each other. The area of each plate is A. A
battery of emf V is connected across plates 1 and 2. Find the
capacitance of the system between points 1 and 2 if the
other two plates are connected by a conducting wire as
shown in figure.
𝟓 ∈𝐨𝐀 𝟑 ∈𝐨𝐀
a) Ceq= c) Ceq=
𝟐 𝐝 𝟐 𝐝
𝟏 ∈𝐨𝐀 𝟐 ∈𝐨𝐀
b) Ceq= d) Ceq=
𝟐 𝐝 𝟑 𝐝
Q) Four identical metal plates each having area A, are
arranged as shown in figure. Find the equivalent capacity of
the structure between A and B

𝟓 ∈𝐨𝐀
a) 𝟐 𝐝
𝟏 ∈𝐨𝐀
b) 𝟐 𝐝
𝟑 ∈𝐨𝐀
c) 𝟐 𝐝
𝟐 ∈𝐨𝐀
d) 𝟑 𝐝
Q) 12 number of capacitors each of capacity C are arranged along sides of a cube as
shown in the figure. The equivalent capacitance between points A and B is :
Dielectric in Capacitors
 DIELECTRIC
➢ A Dielectric (or Dielectric material ) is an electrical insulator.

➢Unlike Conductors, Dielectric materials DO NOT have any loosely

bounded or Free electrons.

➢When a Dielectric material is placed in an Electric Field , Electric

Polarization occurs.
Dielectric Slab between plates of Capacitor.
Calculation for Induced Charge density σi
Potential Difference between Plates of Capacitor
Without Dielectric • With Dielectric
Capacitance of parallel plate Capacitor with Dielectric

Without Dielectric With Dielectric

If a ‘Metal’ or ‘Conductor’ is used in place of Dielectric Slab
Q) A parallel plate capacitor of area A, plate separation d and Capacitance C is
filled with three different dielectric materials having dielectric constants K1, K2, K3
as shown. If a single dielectric material is to be used to have the same capacitance
C in this capacitor then its dielectric constant K is given by:

𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
a) 𝐊
=
𝐊𝟏
+ +
𝐊𝟐 𝐊𝟑
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
b) 𝐊
=
𝐊𝟏+𝐊𝟐
+
𝟐 𝐊𝟑
𝟏 𝐊𝟏𝐊𝟐 𝟐𝐊𝟑
c) 𝐊
=
𝐊𝟏+𝐊𝟐
+
𝟏 𝐊𝟏𝐊𝟑 𝐊𝟐 𝐊𝟑
d) 𝐊
=
𝐊𝟏+𝐊𝟑
+
𝐊𝟐+𝐊𝟑
Q) A parallel plate capacitor is of area 6 cm2 and a separation 3 mm. The gap is
filled with three dielectric materials of equal thickness ( see figure) with dielectric
constants k1 = 10, k2= 12 and k3 = 14. The dielectric constant of a material which
give same capacitance when fully inserted in above capacitor , would be

a) 4
b) 36
c) 12
d) 14