Suppose you build an air-filled parallel-plate capacitor with a radius equal to 3.1 m and a plate separation of 1.0 mm.
The largest electric field that air can sustain before its insulating properties break down and it begins conducting electricity is 3.0 MV/m.
What is the maximum charge that you will be able to store in the capacitor?
Suppose you build an air-filled parallel-plate capacitor with a radius equal to 3.1 m and a...
1) You are designing an air-filled parallel plate capac ng an air-filled parallel plate capacitor. The capacitor needs to store charge on each plates when the electric potential difference between the pi is 15.0 V. If the separation between the plates wi ne separation between the plates will be 0.100 mm, then what does the area of the plates need to be? 240 pc
Each plate of a parallel-plate air-filled capacitor has an area of 0.007 m2, and the separation of the plates is 0.06 mm. An electric field of 3.95 × 106 V/m is present between the plates. What is the surface charge density on the plates? (ε0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N ∙ m2) (Give your answer to the nearest 0.1 µC/m2).
(a) What plate area is required if an air-filled, parallel-plate capacitor with a plate separation of 2.9 mm is to have a capacitance of 28 pF? (b) What is the maximum voltage that can be applied to this capacitor without causing dielectric breakdown?
A parallel-plate air-filled capacitor having area 31 cm2 and plate spacing 3.0 mm is charged to a potential difference of 400 V. Find the following values. (a) the capacitance pF (b) the magnitude of the charge on each plate nC (c) the stored energy μJ (d) the electric field between the plates V/m (e) the energy density between the plates J/m3
The parallel plates in a capacitor, with a plate area of 9.90 cm2 and an air-filled separation of 2.30 mm, are charged by a 4.10 V battery. They are then disconnected from the battery and pulled apart (without discharge) to a separation of 6.50 mm. Neglecting fringing, find (a) the potential difference between the plates, (b) the initial stored energy, (c) the final stored energy, and (d) the work required to separate the plates.
The parallel plates in a capacitor, with a plate area of 9.00 cm2 and an air-filled separation of 3.30 mm, are charged by a 5.40 V battery. They are then disconnected from the battery and pulled apart (without discharge) to a separation of 8.10 mm. Neglecting fringing, find (a) the potential difference between the plates, (b) the initial stored energy, (c) the final stored energy, and (d) the work required to separate the plates
The parallel plates in a capacitor, with a plate area of 9.00 cm2 and an air-filled separation of 3.30 mm, are charged by a 5.40 V battery. They are then disconnected from the battery and pulled apart (without discharge) to a separation of 8.10 mm. Neglecting fringing, find (a) the potential difference between the plates, (b) the initial stored energy, (c) the final stored energy, and (d) the work required to separate the plates.
The parallel plates in a capacitor, with a plate area of 5.30 cm2 and an air-filled separation of 4.60 mm, are charged by a 3.60 V battery. They are then disconnected from the battery and pulled apart (without discharge) to a separation of 6.00 mm. Neglecting fringing, find (a) the potential difference between the plates, (b) the initial stored energy, (c) the final stored energy, and (d) the work required to separate the plates.
An air-filled, parallel plate capacitor has plates of area A = .006 [m^2] and are separated by a distance d = 3.5 [mm]. The plates have equal, but opposite charges of Q = .025 [mu C]. Find: sigma, surface charge density E, electric field V, voltage C, capacitance.
IP A parallel-plate capacitor filled with air has plates of area 6.5×10−3 m2 and a separation of 0.32 mm. Find the magnitude of the charge on each plate when the capacitor is connected to a 12-V battery. Will your answer to part A increase, decrease, or stay the same if the separation between the plates is increased? Calculate the magnitude of the charge on the plates if the separation is 0.90 mm .