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26. Capacitors & Dielectrics

Parallel Plate Capacitors

Physics

26. Capacitors & Dielectrics

Parallel Plate Capacitors

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Multiple Choice

A parallel plate capacitor consists of two circular plates of radius 12 cm separated by $0 . 23 mm$ . What is the electric field strength inside the capacitor when the plates carry a charge of $14 µ C$ ?

3.5 x 10^{6} N / C

1.3 x 10^{7} N / C

2.6 x 10^{7} N / C

3.1 x 10^{7} N / C

8.5 x 10^{7} N / C

3.5 x 10^{7} N / C

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First, understand that the electric field (E) inside a parallel plate capacitor is given by the formula: E = $ \frac{\sigma}{\varepsilon_0} $, where $ \sigma $ is the surface charge density and $ \varepsilon_0 $ is the permittivity of free space ($ 8.85 \times 10^{-12} \text{ C}^2/\text{N} \cdot \text{m}^2 $).

Calculate the surface charge density $ \sigma $ using the formula: $ \sigma = \frac{Q}{A} $, where Q is the charge on the plates (14 $ \mu \text{C} $ or $ 14 \times 10^{-6} \text{ C} $) and A is the area of one plate.

Determine the area A of one circular plate using the formula: $ A = \pi r^2 $, where r is the radius of the plate (12 cm or 0.12 m).

Substitute the values of Q and A into the formula for $ \sigma $ to find the surface charge density.

Finally, substitute the value of $ \sigma $ and $ \varepsilon_0 $ into the formula for E to calculate the electric field strength inside the capacitor.