University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 24 - Capacitance and Dielectrics - Problems - Exercises - Page 809: 24.10

Answer

(a) $r_b$ = 0.25 cm (b) $\lambda$ = 38 nC/m

Work Step by Step

The radius $r_b$ is calculated by \begin{gather*} C = \dfrac{2\pi \epsilon_o}{\ln(r_b/r_a)} L\\ \ln(r_b/r_a) = \dfrac{2\pi \epsilon_o}{C} L\\ \dfrac{r_b}{r_a} = e^{\dfrac{2\pi \epsilon_o}{C} L}\\ r_b = r_a e^{\left(\dfrac{2\pi \epsilon_o}{C} L\right)} \tag{1} \end{gather*} Substitute with the values of $r_b, L, C$ and $\epsilon_o$ to find $r_a$ \begin{align*} r_b &= r_a e^{\left(\dfrac{2\pi \epsilon_o}{C} L\right)} \\ &= (0.250 \times 10^{-2} \,\text{m})\, e^{\left(\dfrac{2\pi(8.85 \times 10^{-12} \,\text{F/m})(12 \times 10^{-3}\,\text{m}) }{36.7\times 10^{-12} \,\text{F} } \right)}\\ &= 0.25 \,\text{cm} \end{align*} (b) The charge per unit length could be calculated from \begin{gather*} \lambda L = CV \\ \lambda = \dfrac{CV}{L} \tag{2} \end{gather*} Substitute with the values of $V, C$ and $L$ to find $\lambda$ \begin{align*} \lambda &= \dfrac{CV}{L} \\ &= \dfrac{(36.7\times 10^{-12} \,\text{F})(125 \,\text{V})}{12 \times 10^{-2}\,\text{m}}\\ &= 38 \,\text{nC/m} \end{align*}
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