Question #1 :: A parallel-plate capacitor has a plate of area A 250 m' and separation d 2mm. The capacitor is charged to a pulential difference Va 150 volts. Then the battery iscarefully disconnected without change the charge on the plates, and a dielectric sheet withconstant K = 3.5 of the same area A but thickness h =1 mm is placed hetween the plates asshown in figure (3). Detemine (a) the initial capacitance of the air-filled capacitor, (b) thecharge on each plate before the dielectric is inserted, (c) the charge induced on each face of thediclectric after it is inserted, (d) the electric field in space between cach plate and the dielectric,and (e) the clectric field in the dielectric.

Question #1 A parallel-plate capacitor has a plate of area A 250 m' and separation d=2 mm. The capacitor is charged to a polential difference Va- 150 volts. Then the battery is carefully disconnected without change the charge on the plates, and a dielectric sheet with constant K = 3.5 of the same area A but thickness h =1 mm is placed between the plates as shown in figure (3). Detemmine (a) the initial capacitance of the air-filled capacitor, (b) the charge on each plate before the dielectric is inserted, (c) the charge induced on each face of the dielectric after it is inserted, (d) the clectric field in space between cach plate and the dielectric, and (c) the clectric field in the dielectric.

Question #1 A parallel-plate capacitor has a plate of area A 250 m' and separation d=2 mm. The capacitor is charged to a polential difference Va- 150 volts. Then the battery is carefully disconnected without change the charge on the plates, and a dielectric sheet with constant K = 3.5 of the same area A but thickness h =1 mm is placed between the plates as shown in figure (3). Detemmine (a) the initial capacitance of the air-filled capacitor, (b) the charge on each plate before the dielectric is inserted, (c) the charge induced on each face of the dielectric after it is inserted, (d) the clectric field in space between cach plate and the dielectric, and (c) the clectric field in the dielectric.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 81P

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