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In the circuit shown in Fig. P30.66, neither the battery nor the inductors have any appreciable resistance, the capacitors are initially un- charged, and the switch S has been in position 1 for a very long time. (a) What is the current in
the circuit? (b) The switch is now suddenly flipped to position 2. Find the maximum charge that each capacitor will receive, and how much time after the switch is flipped it will take them to acquire this charge.

Short Answer

Expert verified
  1. The current through the circuit isi=0.6A
  2. The charge on each capacitor is Q=3.24×10-4Cand the time to obtain this charge is8.5×10-4s

Step by step solution

01

Important Concepts

Ohm’s law states that the voltage across a conductor is directly proportional to the current flowing through it, provided all physical conditions and temperatures remain constant

V=IR

An inductor act as a wire of infinite resistance right after the circuit is closed while it acts as a normal conducting wire after a long time of circuit being closed

A capacitor acts as normal conducting wire when the circuit is just closed while it acts a wire of infinite resistance after a long time of circuit being closed.

The principle of conservation of energy states that. a system that is isolated from its surroundings, the total energy of the system is conserved

Equivalent Capacitance for series of capacitors is given by

role="math" localid="1664261030111" 1Ceq=∑i=1n1Ci

Energy stored by the inductor is given by

role="math" localid="1664261036148" E=12LI2

Where L is the inductance of the inductor while I is the current through the system.

Energy of the capacitor is given by

E=Q2max2C

where Qmaxis the maximum charge on the capacitor and is the capacitance of the capacitor.

02

Position 1

In position 1 for the switch the current flows through the resistanceR=125Ωonly. The inductors act as normal conducting wires, hence use the ohm’s law to get the current in the circuit,

i=εRi=75V125Ωi=0.6A

03

Position 2

The two capacitors are in series hence they have the same charge Q.

Find the equivalent capacitance

1Ceq=125μF+135μF

The equivalent capacitance isCeq=14.6μF

Use conservation of energy to convert the energy stored in the inductors which will be equal to the energy that can be stored in the capacitors.

Uc=ULQ22Ceq=Leqi22Q=iLeqCeq

Plug the values for all the variables and getQ=3.24×10-4C

04

Time

We know that the time period of oscillation is given by

Ó¬=1LeqCeq2Ï€T=1LeqCeq

Maximum charge in the capacitor is obtained atT/4

Use this fact to obtain

t=T4t=2Ï€LeqCeq4

Solve this for time and gett=8.5×10-4s

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