Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 26 - The Electric Field - Conceptual Questions - Page 774: 12

Answer

a) $2$ b) $\dfrac{1}{4}$ c) $1$

Work Step by Step

We know that the electric field inside an ideal capacitor is a uniform electric field and is given by $$E=\dfrac{\eta}{\epsilon_0}=\dfrac{Q}{A\epsilon_0}$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ when $Q_f=2Q$, while $A$ is constant, $$\dfrac{E_f}{E}=\dfrac{\dfrac{Q_f}{A\epsilon_0}}{\dfrac{Q}{A\epsilon_0}}=\dfrac{Q_f}{Q}=\dfrac{2Q}{Q}$$ Thus, $$\dfrac{E_f}{E}=\color{red}{\bf 2}$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [b]}$$ when $L_f=2L$, where $A=L^2$ and hence, $A_f= (2L)^2=4L^2$. and $Q$ is constant, $$\dfrac{E_f}{E}=\dfrac{\dfrac{Q}{A_f\epsilon_0}}{\dfrac{Q}{A\epsilon_0}}=\dfrac{A}{A_f}=\dfrac{L^2}{4L^2}$$ Thus, $$\dfrac{E_f}{E}=\color{red}{\bf \dfrac{1}{4}}$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [c]}$$ When $d_f=2d$, nothing happens to the final electric field since the electric field between the plates is independent of $d$. So that $$\dfrac{E_f}{E}=\color{red}{\bf1}$$
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