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Chapter 25, Problem 5P
A variable air capacitor used in a radio tuning circuit is made of N semicircular plates, each of radius R and positioned a distance d from its neighbors, to which it is electrically connected. As shown in Figure P25.5, a second identical set of plates is enmeshed with the first set. Each plate in the second set is halfway between two plates of the First set. The second set can rotate as a unit. Determine the capacitance as a function of the angle of rotation θ, where θ = 0 corresponds to the maximum capacitance.
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