Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 21 - Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 758: 77

Answer

$6.47V $

Work Step by Step

We know that $ Q_1=CV_1$ $\implies Q_1=(11.2\times 10^{-6}F)(12.0V)$ $ Q_1=134.4\mu C $ Now $ V=\frac{Q_1-Q_2}{C_1}$ $\implies \frac{Q_2}{C_2}=\frac{Q_1-Q_2}{C_1}$ This simplifies to: $ Q_2=\frac{Q_1}{1+\frac{C_1}{C_2}}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $ Q_2=\frac{134.4\mu C}{1+\frac{11.2\mu F}{9.50\mu F}}$ $ Q_2=61.7\mu C $ We can find the required voltage as $ V=\frac{Q_2}{C_2}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $ V=\frac{61.7\mu C}{9.50\mu F}$ $ V=6.47V $
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