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(a) Suppose you imbedded some free charge in a piece of glass. About how long would it take for the charge to flow to the surface?

(b) Silver is an excellent conductor, but it’s expensive. Suppose you were designing a microwave experiment to operate at a frequency of1010Hz. How thick would you make the silver coatings?

(c) Find the wavelength and propagation speed in copper for radio waves at role="math" localid="1655716459863" 1MHz. Compare the corresponding values in air (or vacuum).

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(a) The time in which the charge flows to the surface is 20s.

(b) The thickness of the silver coating is role="math" localid="1655716514781" 6.34×10-4mm.

(c) The wavelength and propagation speed in copper for radio waves is 0.4mmand 400msrespectively, and the wavelength for radio waves in air is 300m, and the propagation speed in copper is losses gradually with respect to the penetration depth.

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01

Expression for the characteristic time and the relativity permittivity of the medium:

Write the expression for the characteristic time.

ζ=εσ …… (1)

Here, ζis the characteristic time, εis the permittivity of the medium, and σis the conductivity.

Write the expression for the relativity permittivity.

εr=εε0ε=εrε0 …… (2)

Here, ε0is the Permittivity of the free space.

02

Determine the time in which the charge flow to the surface:

(a)

Substitute the value of equation (2) in equation (1).

ζ=εrε0σ …… (3)

Write the expression for the relation between relative permittivity and refractive index of the medium.

εr=n2

Here, n is the refractive index of glass n=1.5.

Substitute n=1.5, ε0=8.85×10-12C2/N.mand σ=10-12Ω-1·m-1in equation (3).

ζ=n2ε0σζ=1.52×8.85×10-12C2/N·m10-12Ω-1·m-1ζ=19.91s≈20sζ=20s

Therefore, the time in which the charge flows to the surface is 20s.

03

Determine the thickness of the silver coating:

(b)

Write the expression for the skin depth.

d=1k …… (4)

Here,kis the imaginary constant.

Write the expression for the value ofk.

d=12Ï€´Úμ1ÒÏ2d=2ÒÏ2Ï€fμd=ÒÏÏ€fμ

For σ>>>Ӭε0, the above equation becomes,

k=Ӭμσ2 …… (5)

Substitute the value of equation (5) in equation (4).

d=12Ï€fμ1ÒÏ2d=2ÒÏ2Ï€fμd=ÒÏÏ€fμ

Here, ÒÏis the resistivity of silver 1.59×10-8Ω·m-1and f is the frequency.

Substitute ÒÏ=1.59×10-8Ω·m-1, f=1010Hz, and μ=4π×10-7H/min the above expression.

d=1.59×10-8Ω·m-1π×1010Hz×4π×10-7H/md=6.34×10-7m×103mm1md=6.34×104mm

Therefore, the thickness of the silver coating is 6.34×104mm.

04

Determine the wavelength of radio waves:

(c)

Write the expression for the wavelength of a radio wave.

λ=2πk

Here,kis the wavenumber.

Substitute the value of equation (5) in the above expression.

λ=2πӬμσ2λ=2Ï€22Ï€f1ÒÏμ

Substitute f=1MHz, ÒÏ=1.59×10-8Ω·m-1and μ=4π×10-7H/min the above expression.

λ=2π22π×1MHz×106Hz1MHz×11.59×10-8Ω·m-14π×10-7H/mλ=4×10-4m×103mm1mλ=0.4mm

05

Determine the propagation speed for radio waves:

Write the expression for propagation speed.

v=λf

Substitute λ=4×10-4mand f=1MHzin the above expression.

v=4×10-4×1MHz×106Hz1MHzv=400m/s

Calculate the wavelength in a vacuum.

λ=cfλ=3×108ms1MHz×106Hz1MHzλ=300m

The speed of radio waves is much lesser than the speed of light, which means the propagation speed in copper is losses gradually with respect to the penetration depth.

Therefore, the wavelength and propagation speed in copper for radio waves is 0.4mmand 400msrespectively, and the corresponding values in the air is 300m, and the propagation speed in copper is losses gradually with respect to the penetration depth.

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