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Two 5.0 mm * 5.0 mm electrodes are held 0.10 mm apart and are attached to a 9.0 V battery. Without disconnecting the battery, a 0.10-mm-thick sheet of Mylar is inserted between the electrodes. What are the capacitor’s potential difference, electric field, and charge

(a) before and

(b) after the Mylar is inserted?

Short Answer

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(a) Before the Mylar is inserted, the capacitor’s potential difference, electric field, and the charge is9V,9kW/mand20pCrespectively.

(b) After the Mylar is inserted, the capacitor’s potential difference, electric field, and the charge 9V,9kV/mand63pC.

Step by step solution

01

Part (a) Step 1: Given information 

We need to find the capacitor’s potential difference, electric field, and charge before the Mylar is inserted.

02

Part (a) Step 2: Simplify

The potential difference will remain 9Voltsas the capacitor remains connected to the battery, before and after the insertion of the dielectric.

The electric field can be given as

E=∆Vd=90.0001=9kV/m,

The charge in the capacitor is given by

q=CU=∈∈0L2dU,

where ∈is the dielectric constant of the material. So, before insertion of the dielectric material, the charge is given as

q=8.85·10-12·0.00520.0001·9=20pC

03

Part (b) Step 1: Given Information

We need to find the electric field, and charge after the Mylar is inserted.

04

Part (b) Step 2: Simplify

The electric field will be constant even after the dielectric is inserted. It remains

E=9kW/m

And considering that after insertion, the Mylar the dielectric constant is 3.1,then

q2=3.1·20=63pC

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