A large capacitance of 1.58 mF is needed for a certain application. (a) Calculate the area the parallel plates of such a capacitor must have if they are separated by 4.19 µm of Teflon, which has a dielectric constant of 2.1. (b) What is the maximum voltage that can be applied if the dielectric strength for Teflon is 60 ✕ 106 V/m (c) Find the maximum charge that can be stored. (d) Calculate the volume of Teflon alone in the capacitor. (units: m^3)

A large capacitance of 1.58 mF is needed for a certain application. (a) Calculate the area the parallel plates of such a capacitor must have if they are separated by 4.19 µm of Teflon, which has a dielectric constant of 2.1. (b) What is the maximum voltage that can be applied if the dielectric strength for Teflon is 60 ✕ 106 V/m (c) Find the maximum charge that can be stored. (d) Calculate the volume of Teflon alone in the capacitor. (units: m^3)

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Chapter20: Capacitance In Ac Circuits

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