University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 24 - Capacitance and Dielectrics - Problems - Exercises - Page 813: 24.63

Answer

$C_3 = 1.67 \mathrm{~\mu F}$

Work Step by Step

From the value of the stored energy, we could get the equivalent capacitance for all the network by \begin{gather*} U = \dfrac{1}{2} C_{eq}V^2\\ C_{eq} = \dfrac{2U}{V^2} \\ C_{eq} = \dfrac{2\times 2.90 \times 10^{-3} \,\text{J}}{(48 \,\text{V})^2} \\ C_{eq} = 2.52 \mathrm{~\mu F} \end{gather*} $C_4$ is in series with the combination of $C_{123}$, so we could get the next \begin{gather*} \dfrac{1}{C_{eq}} = \dfrac{1}{C_{123}} + \dfrac{1}{C_4}\\ \dfrac{1}{C_{123}} = \dfrac{1}{C_{eq}} - \dfrac{1}{C_4} \\ \dfrac{1}{C_{123}} = \dfrac{1}{2.52 \mathrm{~\mu F}} - \dfrac{1}{8\mathrm{~\mu F}}\\ \dfrac{1}{C_{123}} = 0.271 \\ C_{123} = 3.67 \mathrm{~\mu F} \end{gather*} $C_1$ and $C_2$ are in series, so thier comination is given by \begin{gather*} \dfrac{1}{C_{12}} = \dfrac{1}{C_{1}} + \dfrac{1}{C_2}\\ \dfrac{1}{C_{12}} = \dfrac{1}{4\mathrm{~\mu F}} + \dfrac{1}{4 \mathrm{~\mu F}}\\ \dfrac{1}{C_{12}} = 0.5 \\ C_{12} = 2\mathrm{~\mu F} \end{gather*} $C_3$ is in parallel with $C_{12}$, so it is given by \begin{gather*} C_{123} = C_{12} + C_3 \\ C_3 = C_{123} - C_{12}\\ C_3 = 3.67\mathrm{~\mu F} - 2 \mathrm{~\mu F}\\ \boxed{C_3 = 1.67 \mathrm{~\mu F}} \end{gather*}
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