Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 25 - Capacitance - Problems - Page 743: 48

Answer

The capacitance is $~~8.41\times 10^{-12}~F$

Work Step by Step

We can find the capacitance of the left half of the capacitor: $C = \frac{\kappa_1~\epsilon_0~A/2}{d}$ $C = \frac{(7.00)(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)(2.78\times 10^{-4}~m^2)}{5.56\times 10^{-3}~m}$ $C = 3.0989\times 10^{-12}~F$ We can find the capacitance of the right half of the capacitor: $C = \frac{\kappa_1~\epsilon_0~A/2}{d}$ $C = \frac{(12.0)(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)(2.78\times 10^{-4}~m^2)}{5.56\times 10^{-3}~m}$ $C = 5.3124\times 10^{-12}~F$ Note that the two parts are in parallel. We can find the equivalent capacitance: $C_{eq} = 3.0989\times 10^{-12}~F+5.3124\times 10^{-12}~F$ $C_{eq} = 8.41\times 10^{-12}~F$ The capacitance is $~~8.41\times 10^{-12}~F$
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