Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 29 - Potential and Field - Exercises and Problems - Page 865: 68

Answer

a) $\approx 83\;\rm \mu C/m^2$ b) $\approx 14\;\rm \mu C/m^2$

Work Step by Step

We have here a parallel plate capacitor consisting of two disks and a Pyrex glass as a dielectric material between them. $$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ We know that the charge density is given by $$\eta=\dfrac{Q}{A}$$ where $Q$ is the charge on the plates and it is given by $Q=\pm C\Delta V_C$ $$\eta=\dfrac{\pm C\Delta V_C}{A}$$ where $C=\kappa C_0$ since we have a dielectric material. $$\eta=\dfrac{\pm \kappa C_0\Delta V_C}{A}$$ where $C_0=\dfrac{\epsilon_0 A}{d}$ $$\eta=\dfrac{\pm \kappa \epsilon_0 \color{red}{\bf\not} A\Delta V_C}{ \color{red}{\bf\not} Ad}$$ $$\eta=\dfrac{\pm \kappa \epsilon_0 \Delta V_C}{ d}$$ Plug the known; $$\eta=\dfrac{\pm (4.7)(8.85\times 10^{-12})(1000) }{(0.5\times 10^{-3})}$$ $$\eta=\pm \color{red}{\bf 83.2}\;\rm \mu C/m^2$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ We know that the induced surface charge density on the dielectric material between the two plates capacitor is given by $$\eta_{\rm induced}=\eta_0\left[ 1-\dfrac{1}{\kappa} \right]$$ where $\eta_0=\eta/\kappa$, so $$\eta_{\rm induced}=\dfrac{\eta}{\kappa}\left[ 1-\dfrac{1}{\kappa} \right]$$ $$\eta_{\rm induced}=\dfrac{\eta}{\kappa}\left[ \dfrac{\kappa-1}{\kappa} \right]$$ $$\eta_{\rm induced}= \eta\left[ \dfrac{\kappa-1}{\kappa^2} \right]$$ Plug the known; $$\eta_{\rm induced}= (83.2\times 10^{-6})\left[ \dfrac{(4.7)-1}{(4.7)^2} \right]$$ $$\eta_{\rm induced}=\pm \color{red}{\bf 13.9}\;\rm \mu C/m^2$$
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