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Three capacitors having capacitances of 8.4, 8.4 and 4.2Fare connected in series across a 36V potential difference. (a) What is the charge on the 4.2Fcapacitor? (b) What is the total energy stored in all three capacitors? (c) The capacitors are disconnected from the potential difference without allowing them to discharge. They are then reconnected in parallel with each other, with the positively charged plates connected together. What is the voltage across each capacitor in the parallel combination? (d) What is the total energy now stored in the capacitors?

Short Answer

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(a)Q3=75.6C(b)U=1.36103J(c)V=10.8V(d)UP=1.22103J

Step by step solution

01

(a) parameters.

C1=8.4FC2=8.4FC3=4.2FVab=36V

02

(b) Calculating the charge on the 4.2Fμ capacitor.

The total charge flow through the system is given by

Qt=CtVab (1)

The total capacitance is given by

1Ct=1Ci=18.4+18.4+14.2=1021=2.1F

Substituting in (1) yields

Q=362.1106=75.6106C

The charge in series are the same so Q3is given by

Q3=75.6106C

03

(c) Calculating the total energy stored in the capacitors.

The total charge stored in capacitors is given by

U=12CtV2=0.52.1106362=1.36103J

04

(d) Calculating the voltage across each capacitor in parallel combination.

The charge in the system will be redistributed on each capacitor but the total charge is the same.

Q1+Q2+Q3=375.6=226.8C

The voltage is equal for parallel capacitors so the new charge is given by

V1=V2=V3=Q1C1=Q2C2=Q3C3 (2)

Substituting in (1) yields

Q18.4=Q28.4=Q34.2Q1=Q2=2Q3

So the new charge is given by2.5Q1=2.5Q2=226.8

And for c3

Q3=Q1/2=45.4C

The voltage is given by

V=Q1C1=0.721068.4108=10.8V

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(e) Calculating the total energy now stored in capacitors.

The new energy stored in the system is given by

U=12CPV2 (4)

The capacitance is given by

Ct=C1+C2+C3=8.4+8.4+4.2=21.0F

Substituting in (4) yields

UP=0.521106(10.8)2=1.22103J

Therefore the new energy stored in the system is UP=1.22103J.

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