Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 31 - Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current - Problems - Page 940: 79a

Answer

The charge on the capacitor is $~~0.577~Q$

Work Step by Step

If the energy stored in the electric field is 50.0% of the energy stored in the magnetic field, then the electric field stores $\frac{1}{3}$ of the total energy and the magnetic field stores $\frac{2}{3}$ of the total energy at that moment. We can find the charge $q$ on the capacitor at that moment: $\frac{q^2}{2C} = \frac{1}{3}~\frac{Q^2}{2C}$ $q^2 = \frac{Q^2}{3}$ $q = \sqrt{\frac{1}{3}}~Q$ $q = 0.577~Q$ The charge on the capacitor is $~~0.577~Q$
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