University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 24 - Capacitance and Dielectrics - Problems - Exercises - Page 809: 24.13

Answer

(a) $r_b$ = 17.5 cm (b) $Q= 25.5 \times 10^{-9} \,\text{C} $

Work Step by Step

(a) The capacitance for a spherical capacitor is calculated by \begin{gather*} C = 4 \pi \epsilon_o \dfrac{r_a r_b}{r_b - r_a} \tag{Solve for $r_b$}\\ r_b = \dfrac{r_a C}{C - 4 \pi \epsilon_o r_a} \end{gather*} Substitute to get $r_b$ \begin{align*} r_b &= \dfrac{r_a C}{C - 4 \pi \epsilon_o r_a}\\ &= \dfrac{(0.15 \,\text{m}) (116 \times 10^{-12} \,\text{F})}{116 \times 10^{-12} \,\text{F} - 4 \pi (8.85 \times 10^{-12} \,\text{F/m}) (0.15 \,\text{m})}\\ &= 17.5 \,\text{cm} \end{align*} (b) The charges on each sphere are given by $$Q = CV$$ Let us substitute the values $C$ and $V$ to get the charge on each sphere \begin{align*} Q &= CV \\ &= (116 \times 10^{-12} \,\text{F})(220 \,\text{V})\\ &= 25.525 \times 10^{-9} \,\text{C} \end{align*}
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