2. You are to construct a parallel plate capacitor out of two flat plates with an area of 25cm2. You have 3 dielectric materials to choose from: 1.0mm thick paraffin, 2.0mm thick pyrex glass and 3.0 mm thick mica. Which dielectric material will you use to get the maximum capacitance? (show your solution)

2. You are to construct a parallel plate capacitor out of two flat plates with an area of 25cm2. You have 3 dielectric materials to choose from: 1.0mm thick paraffin, 2.0mm thick pyrex glass and 3.0 mm thick mica. Which dielectric material will you use to get the maximum capacitance? (show your solution)

University Physics Volume 2

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Chapter8: Capacitance

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Problem 82CP: A parallel-plate capacitor is filled with two dielectrics, as shown below. When the plate area is A...

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