University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 24 - Capacitance and Dielectrics - Problems - Exercises - Page 809: 24.3

Answer

(a) $V_{ab} = 604 \,\text{V}$ (b) $A = 9 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m^2}$ (c) $E = 1840 \,\text{kV/m}$ (d) $E = 16.3 \times 10^{-6} \mathrm{~C/m^2}$

Work Step by Step

(a) The potential difference between the two plates is given by $$V_{ab} = \dfrac{Q}{C}$$ Substitute with the values of $Q$ and $C$ to get $V_{ab}$ $$V_{ab} = \dfrac{Q}{C} = \dfrac{0.148 \times 10^{-6}\,\text{C}}{245 \times 10^{-12} \,\text{F}} = \boxed{604 \,\text{V}} $$ (b) The capacitance $C$ of the two plates is given by \begin{gather*} C = \dfrac{\epsilon_o A}{d}\\ A = \dfrac{Cd}{\epsilon_o} \end{gather*} Substitute with the values of $d, \epsilon_o$ and $C$ to get the area of the plate $A$ \begin{align*} A = \dfrac{Cd}{\epsilon_o} = \dfrac{(245 \times 10^{-12} \,\text{F})(0.328 \times 10^{-3} \,\text{m})}{8.85 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{~C^2/N\cdot m^2}} = \boxed{9 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m^2} } \end{align*} (c) The electric field $E$ equals the potential difference divided by the distance between the two plates $$E = \dfrac{V_{ab}}{d} =\dfrac{604 \,\text{V}}{0.328 \times 10^{-3} \,\text{m}} = \boxed{1840 \,\text{kV/m}}$$ (d) The surface charge density $\sigma$ equals the electric field times the permittivity of the free space $\epsilon_o$ $$\sigma = \epsilon_o E = (8.85 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{~C^2/N\cdot m^2}) (1840 \,\text{kV/m}) = \boxed{16.3 \times 10^{-6} \mathrm{~C/m^2}}$$
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