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Capacitor question

2024 · 31 Jan · Shift 1 · Q83
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Capacitor question

2024 · 31 Jan · Shift 1 · Q83

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A parallel plate capacitor with plate separation 5 mm5 \mathrm{~mm}5 mm is charged up by a battery. It is found that on introducing a dielectric sheet of thickness 2 mm2 \mathrm{~mm}2 mm, while keeping the battery connections intact, the capacitor draws 25%25 \%25% more charge from the battery than before. The dielectric constant of the sheet is ‾\underline{\hspace{2cm}}​.
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Correct answer: 2

  1. Initial capacitance

For a parallel plate capacitor of plate separation d=5 mmd=5\text{ mm}d=5 mm and plate area AAA, the initial capacitance is

C0=ε0AdC_0=\frac{\varepsilon_0 A}{d}C0​=dε0​A​
  1. Battery remains connected

Since the battery remains connected, the potential difference VVV across the capacitor stays constant.

So charge is proportional to capacitance:

Q=CVQ=CVQ=CV

Given that the capacitor draws 25%25\%25% more charge after inserting the dielectric,

Q′=1.25QQ' = 1.25 QQ′=1.25Q

Hence,

C′=1.25C0C' = 1.25 C_0C′=1.25C0​
  1. Capacitance after inserting dielectric slab

A dielectric slab of thickness t=2 mmt=2\text{ mm}t=2 mm and dielectric constant KKK is inserted between plates separated by d=5 mmd=5\text{ mm}d=5 mm.

This is equivalent to an effective air gap of

(d−t)+tK(d-t) + \frac{t}{K}(d−t)+Kt​

So the new capacitance is

C′=ε0A(d−t)+tKC' = \frac{\varepsilon_0 A}{(d-t)+\frac{t}{K}}C′=(d−t)+Kt​ε0​A​

Substitute d=5d=5d=5 mm and t=2t=2t=2 mm:

C′=ε0A3+2KC' = \frac{\varepsilon_0 A}{3+\frac{2}{K}}C′=3+K2​ε0​A​
  1. Use the given condition

We know

C′=1.25C0C' = 1.25 C_0C′=1.25C0​

That is,

ε0A3+2K=1.25(ε0A5)\frac{\varepsilon_0 A}{3+\frac{2}{K}} = 1.25\left(\frac{\varepsilon_0 A}{5}\right)3+K2​ε0​A​=1.25(5ε0​A​)

Cancel ε0A\varepsilon_0 Aε0​A:

13+2K=1.255=0.25\frac{1}{3+\frac{2}{K}} = \frac{1.25}{5} = 0.253+K2​1​=51.25​=0.25

So,

3+2K=43+\frac{2}{K}=43+K2​=4 2K=1\frac{2}{K}=1K2​=1 K=2K=2K=2
  1. Final answer

The dielectric constant of the sheet is

2\boxed{2}2​
  1. Comparison with stored answer

Stored correct answer = 222

Our derived answer = 222

So the answer agrees with the stored correct answer.

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