University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 24 - Capacitance and Dielectrics - Problems - Exercises - Page 812: 24.54

Answer

(a) $U = 10.93 \times 10^{3} \,\text{J}$ (b) Yes, it does. (c) $u = 28.6 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{~J/m^3}$ (d) $u = 52 \times 10^{3}\mathrm{~J/m^3}$

Work Step by Step

(a) The energy storage is given by \begin{align*} U &= \dfrac{1}{2} C V^2\\ & = \dfrac{1}{2} (3 \times 10^{3} \,\text{F}) (2.7 2. \,\text{V})^2 \\ &= \boxed{10.93 \times 10^{3} \,\text{J}} \end{align*} (b) This energy is $10.93 \times 10^{3} \,\text{J} = 10.93 \times 10^{3} \,\text{W.s}$. So let us convert is from $\mathrm{W\cdot s}$ to $\mathrm{Wh}$ by dividing our reslut by 3600 s/h $$U = \dfrac{10.93 \times 10^{3} \mathrm{~W\cdot s}}{3600 \,\text{s/h}} \simeq 3 \,\text{Wh}$$ Hence, the answer is yes, it does. (c) The energy density $u$ is the energy store $U$ divided by the volume of the cylinder capacitor \begin{align*} u &= \dfrac{U}{V}\\ &= \dfrac{U}{(\pi r^2) L}\\ &= \dfrac{10.93 \times 10^{3} \,\text{J}}{(\pi (0.03 \,\text{m})^2) (0.135 \,\text{m})}\\ &= \boxed{28.6 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{~J/m^3}} \end{align*} (d) Energy is the amount of work stored in the capacitor and the energy density $u$ is related to the electric field by $$u = \dfrac{1}{2} \epsilon_o K E^2$$ $\epsilon_o$ is the permittivity of the free space and equals $8.85 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{~C^2/N\cdot m^2}$. Substitute to get $u$ \begin{align*} u &= \dfrac{1}{2} \epsilon_o K E^2\\ &= \dfrac{1}{2} (8.85 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{~C^2/N\cdot m^2})(3.3) (6 \times 10^{7} \,\text{V/m})^2 \\ & =\boxed{ 52 \times 10^{3}\mathrm{~J/m^3}} \end{align*}
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