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A parallel-plate air capacitor has a capacitance of 920 pF. The charge on each plate is 3.90 碌C. (a) What is the potential difference between the plates? (b) If the charge is kept constant, what will be the potential difference if the plate separation is doubled? (c) How much work is required to double the separation?

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a. The potential difference between the plates is 4240 V.

b. If the charge is kept constant then the potential difference if the plate separation is doubled is 8480 V.

c. A total of 0.00826 J of work is required to double the separation.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of given data

  • The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is, C=920pF.
  • The charge is,Q=3.9C.
  • The plate separation distance is, d.
02

Difference of two plates

Now, we know that the difference between the two plates of a capacitor depends on the change on the conducting plates and is given by:

Vab=QC

03

a) Calculating the potential difference

Substitute the3.90C for Q and 920 pF for C in the above equation.

Vab=3.9010-6C92010-12F=4240V

Therefore, the potential difference is 4240V.

04

b) Calculating the potential difference when the distance is doubled

We know that the potential difference is inversely proportional to the capacitance C, therefore

Vab1C

Again, the capacitance is related to the separated distance by the relation

C=Ad

As shown the distance d is inversely proportional to capacitance:

d1C

From the above two equalities we get:

dVab

Hence as the distance doubled the potential difference doubles and becomes:

Vab=8480V

Therefore, the potential difference after the distance is doubles is 8480 V.

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c) Calculating the work done

To calculate the work done required to double the distance d. We will use the equation:

W=U=Q22C

Substitute the3.9C for Q and 920 pF for C in the above equation.

Q22C=(3.9010-6C)22(92010-12F)=0.00826J

Therefore, the work done is 0.00826 J.

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