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- Show that the energy stored in a capacitor is(Solved)
Show that the energy stored in a capacitor is 
Date posted: May 12, 2021. Answers (1)
- Derive an expression for the potential difference across the capacitor during the discharging process.(Solved)
Derive an expression for the potential difference across the capacitor during the discharging process.
Date posted: May 12, 2021. Answers (1)
- Obtain an expression showing the relationship between current and time during the discharging process.(Solved)
Obtain an expression showing the relationship between current and time during the discharging process.
Date posted: May 12, 2021. Answers (1)
- A battery, a capacitor and a resistor are connected as shown in figure below. Obtain an expression
for the charge after the switch is closed.
When switch...(Solved)
A battery, a capacitor and a resistor are connected as shown in figure below. Obtain an expression
for the charge after the switch is closed.
When switch is closed at 1, capacitor charging and when at position 2, the capacitor is
discharging.
Date posted: May 12, 2021. Answers (1)
- An uncharged capacitor of capacitance 25 µF is connected to a circuit containing a switch and a
battery which provides a potential difference of 120 V....(Solved)
An uncharged capacitor of capacitance 25 μF is connected to a circuit containing a switch and a
battery which provides a potential difference of 120 V. How much charge will pass through the
capacitor after the switch is closed?
Date posted: May 12, 2021. Answers (1)
- Obtain the current-voltage relationship of a capacitor.(Solved)
Obtain the current-voltage relationship of a capacitor.
Date posted: May 12, 2021. Answers (1)
- Four capacitors are connected in series with a battery, as in figure below.
(a) Calculate the capacitance of the equivalent capacitor.
(b) Compute the charge on the...(Solved)
Four capacitors are connected in series with a battery, as in figure below.
(a) Calculate the capacitance of the equivalent capacitor.
(b) Compute the charge on the 3 μF capacitor.
(c) Find the voltage drop across the 24 μF capacitor.
Date posted: May 12, 2021. Answers (1)
- Figure below shows four capacitors connected in parallel
(a) Determine the capacitance of the single capacitor that is equivalent to the parallel
combination of the capacitors, and
(b)...(Solved)
Figure below shows four capacitors connected in parallel
(a) Determine the capacitance of the single capacitor that is equivalent to the parallel
combination of the capacitors, and
(b) Find the charge on the 12.0 μF capacitor.
Date posted: May 12, 2021. Answers (1)
- A parallel-plate capacitor has an area A= 2.00 x 10-4 m2 and a plate separation d =1.00mm.
Find its capacitance.(Solved)
A parallel-plate capacitor has an area A= 2.00 x 10-4 m2 and a plate separation d =1.00mm.
Find its capacitance.
Date posted: May 12, 2021. Answers (1)
- A charge q1 = 2.00 µC is located at the origin, and a charge q2 = -6.00 µC is located at (0, 3.00)
m, as shown...(Solved)
A charge q1 = 2.00 μC is located at the origin, and a charge q2 = -6.00 μC is located at (0, 3.00)
m, as shown in figure a.
(a) Find the total electric potential due to these charges at the point P, whose coordinates are
(4.00, 0) m.
(b) Find the change in potential energy of a 3.00 μC charge as it moves from infinity to point P
of (Fig a) such that the situation is as in Fig b.
Date posted: May 11, 2021. Answers (1)
- Two large, parallel, conducting plates are 12 cm apart and have charges of equal magnitude and
opposite sign on their facing surfaces. An electrostatic force of...(Solved)
Two large, parallel, conducting plates are 12 cm apart and have charges of equal magnitude and
opposite sign on their facing surfaces. An electrostatic force of 3.9 x 10-15 N acts on an electron
placed anywhere between the two plates (Neglecting fringing)
(a) Find the electric filed at the position of the electron
(b) What is the potential difference between the plates?
Date posted: May 11, 2021. Answers (1)
- A rod of length l has a uniform positive charge per unit length ? and a total charge Q. Calculate the electric field at a...(Solved)
A rod of length l has a uniform positive charge per unit length λ and a total charge Q. Calculate the electric field at a point P that is located along the long axis of the rod and a distance a from one end.
Date posted: May 11, 2021. Answers (1)
- A charge q1 = 7.0 µC is located at the origin, and a second charge q2 = -5.0µC is located on the x
axis, 0.30 m...(Solved)
A charge q1 = 7.0 μC is located at the origin, and a second charge q2 = -5.0μC is located on the x
axis, 0.30 m from the origin. Find the electric field at the point P, which has coordinates (0, 0.40) m.
Date posted: May 11, 2021. Answers (1)
- Two particles are fixed to an x- axis: particle 1 of charge -2.1 x 10-8 C at x = 20 cm and particle 2
of charge...(Solved)
Two particles are fixed to an x- axis: particle 1 of charge -2.1 x 10-8 C at x = 20 cm and particle 2
of charge q2 = -4.00q1 at x = 70 cm. At what coordinate on the axis is the net electric field
produced by the particles equal to zero?
Date posted: May 11, 2021. Answers (1)
- What is the magnitude of a point charge whose electric field 50 cm away has a magnitude of 2.0 N/C?(Solved)
What is the magnitude of a point charge whose electric field 50 cm away has a magnitude of 2.0 N/C?
Date posted: May 11, 2021. Answers (1)
- The nucleus in an atom has a radius of about 4.0 x 1-15 m and contains 26 protons. What is the
magnitude of the repulsive electrostatic...(Solved)
The nucleus in an atom has a radius of about 4.0 x 1-15 m and contains 26 protons. What is the
magnitude of the repulsive electrostatic force between two of the protons that are separated by
4.0 x 10-15m?
Date posted: May 11, 2021. Answers (1)
- Three point charges lie along the x axis as shown in figure 2.2. The positive charge q1 =15.0µC is
at x = 2.00 m, the positive...(Solved)
Three point charges lie along the x axis as shown in figure 2.2. The positive charge q1 =15.0μC is
at x = 2.00 m, the positive charge q2 = 6.00 μC is at the origin, and the resultant force acting on
q3 is zero. What is the x coordinate of q3?
Date posted: May 11, 2021. Answers (1)
- Consider three point charges located at the corners of a right triangle as shown in figure 2.1, where q1= q3 = 5.0 µC, q2 =...(Solved)
Consider three point charges located at the corners of a right triangle as shown in figure 2.1, where q1= q3 = 5.0 μC, q2 = -2.0 μC and a = 0.10 m. Find the resultant force exerted on q3.
Date posted: May 11, 2021. Answers (1)
- A tiny sphere has an initial charge of Q. A portion q is transferred to a second, nearby sphere.
For what value of q/Q will the...(Solved)
A tiny sphere has an initial charge of Q. A portion q is transferred to a second, nearby sphere.
For what value of q/Q will the electrostatic force between the two spheres be maximized?
Date posted: May 11, 2021. Answers (1)
- What is the distance between point charge q1 = 26.0 µC and a point charge q2 = -47.0 µC such that the electrostatic force between...(Solved)
What is the distance between point charge q1 = 26.0 μC and a point charge q2 = -47.0 μC such that the electrostatic force between them has a magnitude of 5.7 N?
Date posted: May 11, 2021. Answers (1)