A solid cylindrical conductor of radius 2.1 cm is coaxial with a cylindrical shell of negligible thickness, radius 2.3 cm. Find the capacitance ( in units of nF) of this cylindrical capacitor if its length is 18.1 m.

A solid cylindrical conductor of radius 2.1 cm is coaxial with a cylindrical shell of negligible thickness, radius 2.3 cm. Find the capacitance ( in units of nF) of this cylindrical capacitor if its length is 18.1 m.

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A solid cylindrical conductor of radius
2.1 cm is coaxial with a cylindrical
shell of negligible thickness, radius
2.3 cm. Find the capacitance ( in units
of nF) of this cylindrical capacitor if its
length is 18.1 m.
Select one:
A. 5.09
B. 14.67
C. 7.43
D. 16.48
E. 11.05

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