Problems 17-19: A capacitor, C=5.0×106F is constructed from alternating layers of aluminum foil and wax paper (1×10*m thick, with a dielectric constant of 3.5), and it is placed across a 9-V battery. 17. What is the area of each layer of aluminum foil in this arrangement? a.) 0.48 m² b.) 1.6 m? c.) 3.2 m? d.) 16 m² e.) 48 m? 18. What magnitude of charge has been placed on each side of the capacitor? а.) 1.8х106 С b.) 3.2x103 С с.) 23 С d.) 4.5×10-5 C e.) 1.4×10-8 C 19. How much energy is stored in this capacitor? a.) 6.4×10-8 J b.) 2.0×104 J c.) Zero! d.) 4.8 J e.) 3.2x103 J

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Problems 17-19:
A capacitor, C=5.0×106F is constructed from alternating layers of aluminum foil and wax paper
(1×10*m thick, with a dielectric constant of 3.5), and it is placed across a 9-V battery.
17. What is the area of each layer of aluminum foil in this arrangement?
a.) 0.48 m²
b.) 1.6 m?
c.) 3.2 m?
d.) 16 m²
e.) 48 m?
18. What magnitude of charge has been placed on each side of the capacitor?
а.) 1.8х106 С
b.) 3.2x103 С
с.) 23 С
d.) 4.5×10-5 C
e.) 1.4×10-8 C
19. How much energy is stored in this capacitor?
a.) 6.4×10-8 J
b.) 2.0×104 J
c.) Zero!
d.) 4.8 J
e.) 3.2x103 J
Transcribed Image Text:Problems 17-19: A capacitor, C=5.0×106F is constructed from alternating layers of aluminum foil and wax paper (1×10*m thick, with a dielectric constant of 3.5), and it is placed across a 9-V battery. 17. What is the area of each layer of aluminum foil in this arrangement? a.) 0.48 m² b.) 1.6 m? c.) 3.2 m? d.) 16 m² e.) 48 m? 18. What magnitude of charge has been placed on each side of the capacitor? а.) 1.8х106 С b.) 3.2x103 С с.) 23 С d.) 4.5×10-5 C e.) 1.4×10-8 C 19. How much energy is stored in this capacitor? a.) 6.4×10-8 J b.) 2.0×104 J c.) Zero! d.) 4.8 J e.) 3.2x103 J
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The area of the layer is

C=kε0AdA=Cdkε0=5×10-6F1×10-4m3.58.85×10-12F/m=16.14m2

Hence option (d) is correct.

 

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