The energy required to increase the separation of a parallel-plate capacitor by a dis- tance dx...
3. A parallel-plate capacitor with plate separation x and area A has charges +Q and -Q on its plates. The capacitor is disconnected from the source of charge, so the charge on plates stays constant. a) What is the total energy stored in the capacitor? b) The plates are pulled apart by distance dx. What is the change in stored energy?
If the area of the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is halved and the separation between the plates tripled, while the charge on the capacitor remains constant, then by what factor does the energy stored in the capacitor change? decreases by a factor of 2/3 increases by a factor of 6 decreases by a factor of 1/6 increases by a factor of 3/2 increases by a factor of 2
Question 1: Stress tensor for a parallel plate capacitor Consider an infinite parallel-plate capacitor, with the lower plate (at = = -d/2) carrying the charge density - and the upper plate (at z =d/2) carrying the charge density o. (a) Determine all nine elements of the Maxwell stress tensor (i) for -1 <d/2 and (ii) for : > d/2. (b) Use the stress tensor to find the force per unit area acting on the top plate. (C) Find the electromagnetic...
For a parallel-plate capacitor, the plate area is A = 110 mm2, the plate separation is d = 2.5 mm, and the filling dielectric constant εr is 15. (A) Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor: (Unit: pF) (B) After connecting a 11 V battery across the capacitor, calculate E, D, Q, and the total stored electrostatic energy We. (B1) Find the electric filed intensity (E) inside the capacitor: (Unit: V/m) (B2) Find the electric flux density (D) inside the capacitor:...
A parallel plate capacitor is constructed with circular plates of radius 0.750 cm and plate separation 0.0500 mm. If the capacitor is connected across a 37.2 V source, find: a) the capacitance b) the surface charge on each plate c) The energy stored in the capacitor d) the electric field between the plates e) the energy density between the plates
Which of the following would increase the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor? I. Insert a dielectric between the plates. II. Increase the surface area of each plate. III. Increase the separation distance between the plates. O I and II only OII and III only All of the above. A capacitor is charged with a battery to a voltage V and then disconnected from the battery. A dielectric is inserted between the plates. When the dielectric is inserted, what happens to...
An air-filled parallel-plate capacitor has plate area A and plate separation d. The capacitor is connected to a battery that creates a constant voltage V.A) Find the energy U_0 stored in the capacitor. Express your answer in terms of A, d, V, and ϵ_0.B) The capacitor is now disconnected from the battery, and the plates of the capacitor are then slowly pulled apart until the separation reaches 3d. Find the new energy U_1 of the capacitor after this process. Express...
A parallel plate capacitor is constructed with plate area of 0.80 m2 and a plate separation of 0.10 mm. When it is charged to a potential difference of 12 V, the charge stored on it is = micro C. A parallel plate capacitor is constructed with plate area of 0.40 m2 and a plate separation of 0.10 mm. When it is charged to a potential difference of 12 V, the charge stored on it is= micro C. A parallel-plate capacitor...
A parallel plate capacitor is constructed with plate area of 0.40 m2 and a plate separation of 0.10 mm. How much charge is stored on it when it is charged to a potential difference of 12 V? A parallel-plate capacitor is filled with air, and the plates are separated by 0.050 mm. If the capacitance is 17.3 pF, what is the plate area? A parallel plate capacitor is constructed with plate area of 0.0010 m2 and a plate separation of...
A parallel-plate vacuum capacitor has 7.30 J of energy stored in it. The separation between the plates is 3.20 mm . If the separation is decreased to 1.40 mm , A. what is the energy now stored if the capacitor was disconnected from the potential source before the separation of the plates was changed? B. What is the energy now stored if the capacitor remained connected to the potential source while the separation of the plates was changed?