Consider a capacitor whose plates are squares 10 cm on a side separated by a 1.0-mm gap filled with air. (a) What is the maximum charge we can put on these plates before a spark will fly? (b) What energy is released by the spark when it does fly?
How do I determine the maximum voltage on a capacitor?
I'm given the area (10 cm2) and separation (1.0 mm), so I can figure out the capacitance, and the problem asks for the maximum charge on one plate.
Because this isn't enough information, this is the textbook problem I'm trying to do:
Consider a capacitor whose plates are squares 10 cm on a side separated by a 1.0-mm gap filled with air.
(a) What is the maximum charge we can put on these plates before a spark will fly?
(b) What energy is released by the spark when it does fly?
Given that the capacitor with side 10cm has area of capacitor and distance between the plates is,
Additional data required is the breakdown voltage of the air which is,
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