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

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Chapter 28 - The Electric Potential - Exercises and Problems - Page 835: 44

Answer

$mgd/q$

Work Step by Step

We have two cases here: First, the bead is fired under the free-fall acceleration when the two-plate capacitor is uncharged. See the left figure below. The energy is conserved, so $$K_i+U_{ig}+U_{ie}=K_f+U_{fg}+U_{fe}$$ there are no electric potentials yet, so $$K_i+U_{ig}+0 =K_f+U_{fg}+0$$ at the highest point the bead stops before falling back, so $K_f=0$ $$K_i+U_{ig} = 0+U_{fg} $$ Let the bottom plate as $y=0$, so $U_{ig}=0$ $$K_i+0= 0+U_{fg} $$ $$\frac{1}{2} \color{red}{\bf\not} mv_0^2= \color{red}{\bf\not} m g h $$ Hence, $$h=\dfrac{v_0^2}{2g}\tag 1$$ Second, the bead is fired under the free-fall acceleration plus the electric force acceleration due to the electric field between the two plates when the two-plate capacitor is charged. The energy is conserved, so $$K_i+U_{ig}+U_{ie}=K_f+U_{fg}+U_{fe}$$ Let the bottom plate as $y=0$, so $U_{ig}=0$ $$K_i+0+U_{ie}=0+U_{fg}+U_{fe}$$ $$\frac{1}{2} mv_0^2 =\dfrac{mgh}{2}+\Delta U_{e} $$ $$\frac{1}{2} mv_0^2 =\dfrac{mgh}{2}+q(V_f-V_i) $$ $$\frac{1}{2} mv_0^2 =\dfrac{mgh}{2}+q(Es-0) $$ where $s=h/s$ $$\frac{1}{2} mv_0^2 =\dfrac{mgh}{2}+\dfrac{qEh}{2} $$ Recall that the electric field inside a two-plate capacitor is constant and uniform and is given by $E=\Delta V_C/d$ $$\frac{1}{ \color{red}{\bf\not} 2} mv_0^2 =\dfrac{mgh}{ \color{red}{\bf\not} 2}+\dfrac{qh\Delta V_C}{ \color{red}{\bf\not} 2d} $$ Hence, $$ mv_0^2 -{mgh} =\dfrac{qh\Delta V_C}{ d} $$ $$ \Delta V_C= \left[mv_0^2 -mgh\right]\dfrac{d}{qh} $$ $$ \Delta V_C= \dfrac{mv_0^2d}{qh} -\dfrac{mg d}{q } $$ Plugging from (1), $$ \Delta V_C= \dfrac{mv_0^2d}{q } \dfrac{2g}{v_0^2} -\dfrac{mg d}{q } $$ $$ \Delta V_C= \dfrac{2m g d}{q } -\dfrac{mg d}{q } $$ $$\boxed{ \Delta V_C= \dfrac{mg d}{q } }$$
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