A parallel-plate capacitor has plates of area A = 7.00 X 10-2 m? separated by distance d = 2.00 X 10-4 m. (a) Calculate the capacitance if the space between the plates is filled with air. What is the capacitance if the space is filled half with air and half with a dielectric of constant K %3D 3.70 as in (b) Figure P16.56a, and (c) Figure P16.56b? (Hint: In (b) and (c), one of the capacitors is a parallel combination and the other is a series combination.) A A к к Figure P16.56

A parallel-plate capacitor has plates of area A = 7.00 X 10-2 m? separated by distance d = 2.00 X 10-4 m. (a) Calculate the capacitance if the space between the plates is filled with air. What is the capacitance if the space is filled half with air and half with a dielectric of constant K %3D 3.70 as in (b) Figure P16.56a, and (c) Figure P16.56b? (Hint: In (b) and (c), one of the capacitors is a parallel combination and the other is a series combination.) A A к к Figure P16.56

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A parallel-plate capacitor has plates of area A = 7.00 X 10-2
m? separated by distance d = 2.00 X 10-4 m. (a) Calculate
the capacitance if the space between the plates is filled with
air. What is the capacitance if the space is filled half with air
and half with a dielectric of constant K
%3D
3.70 as in (b) Figure
P16.56a, and (c) Figure P16.56b? (Hint: In (b) and (c), one
of the capacitors is a parallel combination and the other is a
series combination.)
A
A
к
к
Figure P16.56

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