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Capacitor question

2023 · 24 Jan · Shift 2 · Q69
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Capacitor question

2023 · 24 Jan · Shift 2 · Q69

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A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plate has a capacitance of 15pF. The separation between the plate becomes twice and the space between them is filled with a medium of dielectric constant 3.5. Then the capacitance becomes x4\frac{x}{4}4x​ pF. The value of xxx is ‾\underline{\hspace{2cm}}​.
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Correct answer: 105

  1. Initial capacitance

For a parallel plate capacitor, C=ε0AdC = \frac{\varepsilon_0 A}{d}C=dε0​A​ when air is between the plates.

Given: C1=15 pFC_1 = 15\ \text{pF}C1​=15 pF

  1. Changes made to the capacitor
  • Plate separation is doubled: d′=2dd' = 2dd′=2d
  • Dielectric of constant K=3.5K = 3.5K=3.5 is inserted.

Now the new capacitance is C2=Kε0Ad′=Kε0A2dC_2 = \frac{K\varepsilon_0 A}{d'} = \frac{K\varepsilon_0 A}{2d}C2​=d′Kε0​A​=2dKε0​A​

Using C1=ε0AdC_1 = \frac{\varepsilon_0 A}{d}C1​=dε0​A​, C2=K2C1C_2 = \frac{K}{2} C_1C2​=2K​C1​

  1. Substitute values

C2=3.52×15C_2 = \frac{3.5}{2} \times 15C2​=23.5​×15

C2=1.75×15=26.25 pFC_2 = 1.75 \times 15 = 26.25\ \text{pF}C2​=1.75×15=26.25 pF

  1. Match with the given form

Given that the new capacitance is x4 pF\frac{x}{4}\ \text{pF}4x​ pF

So, x4=26.25\frac{x}{4} = 26.254x​=26.25

x=26.25×4=105x = 26.25 \times 4 = 105x=26.25×4=105

  1. Final answer

105\boxed{105}105​

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