Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 25 - Capacitance - Problems - Page 743: 49

Answer

The capacitance is $~~17.4\times 10^{-12}~F$

Work Step by Step

We can find the capacitance of the bottom half of the capacitor: $C = \frac{\kappa_1~\epsilon_0~A}{d/2}$ $C = \frac{(11.0)(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)(7.89\times 10^{-4}~m^2)}{2.31\times 10^{-3}~m}$ $C = 33.266\times 10^{-12}~F$ We can find the capacitance of the top half of the capacitor: $C = \frac{\kappa_2~\epsilon_0~A}{d/2}$ $C = \frac{(12.0)(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)(7.89\times 10^{-4}~m^2)}{2.31\times 10^{-3}~m}$ $C = 36.290\times 10^{-12}~F$ Note that the two layers are in series. We can find the equivalent capacitance: $\frac{1}{C_{eq}} = \frac{1}{33.266\times 10^{-12}~F}+\frac{1}{36.290\times 10^{-12}~F}$ $C_{eq} = 17.4\times 10^{-12}~F$ The capacitance is $~~17.4\times 10^{-12}~F$
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