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Ch. 24.1 - Graphs for charge versus voltage are shown in Fig....Ch. 24.2 - Two circular plates of radius 5.0 cm are separated...Ch. 24.2 - What is the capacitance per unit length of a...Ch. 24.3 - Consider two identical capacitors C1 = C2 = 10 F....Ch. 24.5 - Return to the Chapter-Opening Question, page 628,...Ch. 24 - Suppose two nearby conductors carry the same...Ch. 24 - Suppose the separation of plates d in a...Ch. 24 - Suppose one of the plates of a parallel-plate...Ch. 24 - When a battery is connected to a capacitor, why do...Ch. 24 - Describe a sample method of measuring 0 using a...
Ch. 24 - Suppose three identical capacitors are connected...Ch. 24 - A large copper sheet of thickness is placed...Ch. 24 - The parallel plates of an isolated capacitor carry...Ch. 24 - If the voltage across a capacitor is doubled, the...Ch. 24 - An isolated charged capacitor has horizontal...Ch. 24 - Suppose a battery remains connected to the...Ch. 24 - How does the energy stored in a capacitor change...Ch. 24 - For dielectrics consisting of polar molecules, how...Ch. 24 - A dielectric is pulled out from between the plates...Ch. 24 - We have seen that the capacitance C depends on the...Ch. 24 - What value might we assign to the dielectric...Ch. 24 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 11MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 12MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 13MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 1PCh. 24 - Prob. 2PCh. 24 - Prob. 3PCh. 24 - Prob. 4PCh. 24 - Prob. 5PCh. 24 - Prob. 6PCh. 24 - Prob. 7PCh. 24 - Prob. 8PCh. 24 - Prob. 9PCh. 24 - Prob. 10PCh. 24 - Prob. 11PCh. 24 - Prob. 12PCh. 24 - Prob. 13PCh. 24 - Prob. 14PCh. 24 - Prob. 15PCh. 24 - Prob. 16PCh. 24 - Prob. 17PCh. 24 - Prob. 18PCh. 24 - Prob. 19PCh. 24 - Prob. 20PCh. 24 - Prob. 21PCh. 24 - Prob. 22PCh. 24 - Prob. 24PCh. 24 - Prob. 25PCh. 24 - Prob. 26PCh. 24 - Prob. 27PCh. 24 - Prob. 28PCh. 24 - Prob. 29PCh. 24 - Prob. 31PCh. 24 - Prob. 32PCh. 24 - Prob. 33PCh. 24 - Prob. 34PCh. 24 - Prob. 35PCh. 24 - Prob. 36PCh. 24 - Prob. 37PCh. 24 - Prob. 38PCh. 24 - Prob. 39PCh. 24 - Prob. 40PCh. 24 - Prob. 41PCh. 24 - Prob. 42PCh. 24 - Prob. 43PCh. 24 - Prob. 44PCh. 24 - Prob. 45PCh. 24 - Prob. 49PCh. 24 - Prob. 53PCh. 24 - Prob. 54PCh. 24 - Prob. 57PCh. 24 - Prob. 58PCh. 24 - (II) Two different dielectrics fill the space...Ch. 24 - (II) Repeat Problem 60 (Fig. 2431) but assume the...Ch. 24 - Prob. 63PCh. 24 - Prob. 76GPCh. 24 - Prob. 84GPCh. 24 - Prob. 87GP
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