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2024 · 6 Apr · Shift 2 · Q84
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Capacitor question

2024 · 6 Apr · Shift 2 · Q84

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A capacitor of 10μF10 \mu \mathrm{F}10μF capacitance whose plates are separated by 10 mm10 \mathrm{~mm}10 mm through air and each plate has area 4 cm24 \mathrm{~cm}^24 cm2 is now filled equally with two dielectric media of K1=2,K2=3K_1=2, K_2=3K1​=2,K2​=3 respectively as shown in figure. If new force between the plates is 8 N8 \mathrm{~N}8 N. The supply voltage is ‾\underline{\hspace{2cm}}​ V. JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift Physics - Capacitor Question 17 English
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Correct answer: 80

  1. Use force between capacitor plates at constant voltage

For a parallel plate capacitor connected to a battery,

F=12 εAE2=12 εA(Vd)2F=\frac{1}{2}\,\varepsilon A E^2=\frac{1}{2}\,\varepsilon A\left(\frac{V}{d}\right)^2F=21​εAE2=21​εA(dV​)2

When the space between plates is filled side-by-side by two dielectrics of equal area, each region experiences force according to its own permittivity. So total force is the sum:

F=12[ε1A1+ε2A2](Vd)2F=\frac{1}{2}\left[\varepsilon_1 A_1+\varepsilon_2 A_2\right]\left(\frac{V}{d}\right)^2F=21​[ε1​A1​+ε2​A2​](dV​)2

where

ε1=K1ε0,ε2=K2ε0\varepsilon_1=K_1\varepsilon_0,\quad \varepsilon_2=K_2\varepsilon_0ε1​=K1​ε0​,ε2​=K2​ε0​

and since filled equally,

A1=A2=A2A_1=A_2=\frac{A}{2}A1​=A2​=2A​

Thus,

F=12[K1ε0A2+K2ε0A2](Vd)2F=\frac{1}{2}\left[K_1\varepsilon_0\frac{A}{2}+K_2\varepsilon_0\frac{A}{2}\right]\left(\frac{V}{d}\right)^2F=21​[K1​ε0​2A​+K2​ε0​2A​](dV​)2

F=ε0A4(K1+K2)(Vd)2F=\frac{\varepsilon_0 A}{4}(K_1+K_2)\left(\frac{V}{d}\right)^2F=4ε0​A​(K1​+K2​)(dV​)2

  1. Substitute the given values

Given:

  • K1=2K_1=2K1​=2
  • K2=3K_2=3K2​=3
  • A=4 cm2=4×10−4 m2A=4\,\text{cm}^2=4\times 10^{-4}\,\text{m}^2A=4cm2=4×10−4m2
  • d=10 mm=10−2 md=10\,\text{mm}=10^{-2}\,\text{m}d=10mm=10−2m
  • F=8 NF=8\,\text{N}F=8N
  • ε0=8.854×10−12 F/m\varepsilon_0=8.854\times 10^{-12}\,\text{F/m}ε0​=8.854×10−12F/m

So,

8=8.854×10−12×4×10−44(2+3)(V10−2)28=\frac{8.854\times 10^{-12}\times 4\times 10^{-4}}{4}(2+3)\left(\frac{V}{10^{-2}}\right)^28=48.854×10−12×4×10−4​(2+3)(10−2V​)2

First simplify:

4×10−44=10−4\frac{4\times 10^{-4}}{4}=10^{-4}44×10−4​=10−4

Hence,

8=8.854×10−12×10−4×5×V210−48=8.854\times 10^{-12}\times 10^{-4}\times 5\times \frac{V^2}{10^{-4}}8=8.854×10−12×10−4×5×10−4V2​

The 10−410^{-4}10−4 cancels:

8=5×8.854×10−12V28=5\times 8.854\times 10^{-12} V^28=5×8.854×10−12V2

8=4.427×10−11V28=4.427\times 10^{-11}V^28=4.427×10−11V2

V2=84.427×10−11≈1.807×1011V^2=\frac{8}{4.427\times 10^{-11}}\approx 1.807\times 10^{11}V2=4.427×10−118​≈1.807×1011

V≈4.25×105 VV\approx 4.25\times 10^5\,\text{V}V≈4.25×105V

This is clearly not matching the intended JEE-style answer, so we should use the capacitance information to infer that the intended geometry is likely the standard one where the force is written as

F=12CV2dF=\frac{1}{2}\frac{CV^2}{d}F=21​dCV2​

for the new capacitor.

  1. Find the new capacitance

Since the two dielectric slabs occupy equal area between the same plates, they act as parallel capacitors:

C′=K1ε0A/2d+K2ε0A/2dC'=\frac{K_1\varepsilon_0 A/2}{d}+\frac{K_2\varepsilon_0 A/2}{d}C′=dK1​ε0​A/2​+dK2​ε0​A/2​

C′=ε0Ad⋅K1+K22C'=\frac{\varepsilon_0 A}{d}\cdot \frac{K_1+K_2}{2}C′=dε0​A​⋅2K1​+K2​​

But original air capacitor capacitance is given as

C0=10 μFC_0=10\,\mu\text{F}C0​=10μF

Therefore,

C′=C0⋅K1+K22=10×2+32=25 μFC'=C_0\cdot \frac{K_1+K_2}{2}=10\times \frac{2+3}{2}=25\,\mu\text{F}C′=C0​⋅2K1​+K2​​=10×22+3​=25μF

  1. Use force formula

For a capacitor at constant voltage,

F=12C′V2dF=\frac{1}{2}\frac{C'V^2}{d}F=21​dC′V2​

So,

8=12⋅25×10−6 V210−28=\frac{1}{2}\cdot \frac{25\times 10^{-6}\,V^2}{10^{-2}}8=21​⋅10−225×10−6V2​

8=12⋅25×10−4V28=\frac{1}{2}\cdot 25\times 10^{-4}V^28=21​⋅25×10−4V2

8=12.5×10−4V28=12.5\times 10^{-4}V^28=12.5×10−4V2

V2=812.5×10−4=6400V^2=\frac{8}{12.5\times 10^{-4}}=6400V2=12.5×10−48​=6400

V=80 VV=80\,\text{V}V=80V

  1. Final answer

The supply voltage is

80 V\boxed{80\ \text{V}}80 V​

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