Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 25 - Capacitance - Problems - Page 741: 23d

Answer

$4.5\times 10^{14}~~$ electrons travel through point $d$

Work Step by Step

We can find the equivalent capacitance of $C_1$ a,d $C_2$ which are in parallel: $C_{12} = C_1 + C_2 = 12~\mu F$ We can find the equivalent capacitance of the three capacitors: $\frac{1}{C_{eq}} = \frac{1}{C_{12}}+\frac{1}{C_3}$ $\frac{1}{C_{eq}} = \frac{1}{12~\mu F}+\frac{1}{12~\mu F}$ $C_{eq} = 6.0~\mu F$ We can find the charge $q$: $q = C_{eq}~V = (6.0~\mu F)(12~V) = 72~\mu C$ Note that this charge moves through point $d$ We can find the number of electrons: $\frac{72\times 10^{-6}~C}{1.6\times 10^{-19}~C} = 4.5\times 10^{14}$ $4.5\times 10^{14}~~$ electrons travel through point $d$
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