A parallel-plate capacitor has capacitance C0 = 8.00 pF when there is air between the plates. The separation between the plates is 1.20 mm. Express your answer with the appropriate units. Part A: What is the maximum magnitude of charge that can be placed on each plate if the electric field in the region between the plates is not to exceed 3.00×104 V/m? Part B: A dielectric with K = 2.70 is inserted between the plates of the capacitor, completely filling the volume between the plates. Now what is the maximum magnitude of charge on each plate if the electric field between the plates is not to exceed 3.00×104 V/m?
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A parallel-plate capacitor has capacitance C0 = 8.00 pF when there is air between the plates. The separation between the plates is 1.20 mm.
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
Part A: What is the maximum magnitude of charge that can be placed on each plate if the electric field in the region between the plates is not to exceed 3.00×104 V/m?
Part B: A dielectric with K = 2.70 is inserted between the plates of the capacitor, completely filling the volume between the plates. Now what is the maximum magnitude of charge on each plate if the electric field between the plates is not to exceed 3.00×104 V/m?
We want to find the maximum charge () that can be placed on each plate. The charge can be calculated using the formula:
Where is the voltage applied.
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