Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 25 - Capacitance - Problems - Page 742: 46

Answer

$q = 1.06\times 10^{-9}~C$

Work Step by Step

We can find the capacitance of the capacitor filled with air: $C_2 = \frac{\epsilon_0~A}{d}$ $C_2 = \frac{(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)(5.00\times 10^{-3}~m^2)}{2.00\times 10^{-3}~m}$ $C_2 = 22.135\times 10^{-12}~F$ We can find the capacitance of the capacitor with the dielectric: $C_1 = \frac{\kappa \epsilon_0~A}{d}$ $C_1 = \frac{(3.00)(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)(5.00\times 10^{-3}~m^2)}{2.00\times 10^{-3}~m}$ $C_1 = 66.405\times 10^{-12}~F$ We can find the equivalent capacitance: $C_{eq} = C_1+C_2$ $C_{eq} = (66.405\times 10^{-12}~F)+(22.135\times 10^{-12}~F)$ $C_{eq} = 88.54\times 10^{-12}~F$ We can find the charge stored on the capacitors: $q = C_{eq}~V$ $q = (88.54\times 10^{-12}~F)(12.0~V)$ $q = 1.06\times 10^{-9}~C$
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