Problem Solving. Show your complete solution and box your final answer. 1. Consider parallel plate capacitor (air filled) with a surface area of 225 cm2 and a charge of 1.5 mC (q) on each of its plates and a plate separation distance of 1.0x104 m. a. What is the capacitance of the capacitor? b. What is the potential difference across the capacitor? c. How much energy is stored in the capacitor? d. If the capacitor were filled with a dielectric material, =3.3 (while still maintaining the same amount of charge on the plates) what is the new capacitance?

Problem Solving. Show your complete solution and box your final answer. 1. Consider parallel plate capacitor (air filled) with a surface area of 225 cm2 and a charge of 1.5 mC (q) on each of its plates and a plate separation distance of 1.0x104 m. a. What is the capacitance of the capacitor? b. What is the potential difference across the capacitor? c. How much energy is stored in the capacitor? d. If the capacitor were filled with a dielectric material, =3.3 (while still maintaining the same amount of charge on the plates) what is the new capacitance?

Delmar's Standard Textbook Of Electricity

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ISBN:9781337900348

Author:Stephen L. Herman

Publisher:Stephen L. Herman

Chapter19: Capacitors

Section: Chapter Questions

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