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Find the capacitance per unit length of two coaxial metal cylindrical tubes, of radiaandb.

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The capacitance per unit length isCI=2πε0Inba

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01

Determine the expression for the electric field.

Write the expression for electric filed,

E=q2πsIε0s^fora<s<b

Here, qis the charge, Eis the electric filed.

Consider the given figure.

Now considerIis the length of the tube.

Let’s give the chargelocalid="1654330497372" +qto the inner cylinder and-qto the outer cylinder.

02

Determine the expression for potential difference

Now finding the potential difference between inner and outer faces of cylinder and it is given by,

V(a)-V(b)=-∫ba(q2πsIε0)dsV(a)-V(b)=V

Solve further as,

V=-∫baq2πsIε0ds=-q2πε0Iloga-logb=q2πε0IInba

03

Determine Capacitance per unit length

CI=2πε0InbaConsider the expression for the potential.

Now comparing the above equation with localid="1654328482139" VqC, here Cis the capacitance. Then,

localid="1654328603077" CI=2πε0Inba

CI=2πε0Inba

Hence, the capacitance per unit length is given by,

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