Investigators are exploring ways to treat milk for longer shelf life by using pulsed electric fields to destroy bacterial contamination. One system uses 8.0-cm-diameter circular plates separated by 0.95 cm. The space between the plates is filled with milk, which has a dielectric constant the same as that of water. The plates are briefly charged to 30,000 V. What is the capacitance of the system, and how much charge is on each plate when they are fully charged?
Dielectric Constant Of Water
Water constitutes about 70% of earth. Some important distinguishing properties of water are high molar concentration, small dissociation constant and high dielectric constant.
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
An electrostatic force is a force caused by stationary electric charges /fields. The electrostatic force is caused by the transfer of electrons in conducting materials. Coulomb’s law determines the amount of force between two stationary, charged particles. The electric force is the force which acts between two stationary charges. It is also called Coulomb force.
Investigators are exploring ways to treat milk for longer shelf life by using pulsed electric fields to destroy bacterial contamination. One system uses 8.0-cm-diameter circular plates separated by 0.95 cm. The space between the plates is filled with milk, which has a dielectric constant the same as that of water. The plates are briefly charged to 30,000 V. What is the capacitance of the system, and how much charge is on each plate when they are fully charged?
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