Two parallel plates, each having area A =3347cm² are connected to the terminals ofa battery of voltage Vb = 6 V as shown. Theplates are separated by a distance d =0.51cm. You may assume (contrary to thedrawing) that the separation between theplates is small compared to a lineardimension of the plate.1) What is C, the capacitance of this parallel plate capacitor?UF Submit2) What is Q, the charge stored on the top plate of the this capacitor?.HC Submit3) A dielectric having dielectricAconstant K = 3.8 is now inserted inbetween the plates of the capacitor asshown. The dielectric has area A = 3347cm² and thickness equal to half of theseparation (= 0.255 cm). What is thecharge on the top plate of thiscapacitor?UC Submit4) What is U, the energy stored in this capacitor?Submit5) The battery is now disconnected from thecapacitor and then the dielectric is withdrawn.What is V, the voltage across the capacitor?VSubmitdAAA++Id/2++V=?

1) C = ∈A/d = 8.85*10-12*3347*10-4/0.58*10-2 =5.107*10-14 = 0.0005107μF 2)Q = CV…

Two parallel plates, each having area A = 3347cm² are connected to the terminals of a battery of voltage Vb = 6 V as shown. The plates are separated by a distance d = 0.51cm. You may assume (contrary to the drawing) that the separation between the plates is small compared to a linear dimension of the plate. d 1) What is C, the capacitance of this parallel plate capacitor? UF Submit 2) What is Q, the charge stored on the top plate of the this capacitor?. μC Submit 3) A dielectric having dielectric A constant K = 3.8 is now inserted in between the plates of the capacitor as shown. The dielectric has area A = 3347 cm² and thickness equal to half of the separation (= 0.255 cm). What is the charge on the top plate of this capacitor? UC Submit 4) What is U, the energy stored in this capacitor? Submit A A Id/2

Two parallel plates, each having area A = 3347cm² are connected to the terminals of a battery of voltage Vb = 6 V as shown. The plates are separated by a distance d = 0.51cm. You may assume (contrary to the drawing) that the separation between the plates is small compared to a linear dimension of the plate. d 1) What is C, the capacitance of this parallel plate capacitor? UF Submit 2) What is Q, the charge stored on the top plate of the this capacitor?. μC Submit 3) A dielectric having dielectric A constant K = 3.8 is now inserted in between the plates of the capacitor as shown. The dielectric has area A = 3347 cm² and thickness equal to half of the separation (= 0.255 cm). What is the charge on the top plate of this capacitor? UC Submit 4) What is U, the energy stored in this capacitor? Submit A A Id/2

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