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Chapter 24
8.0
1 Rearrange capacitance C = V
to give charge stored
Q = CV = 22010615
= 3300C (or 3.3103C)
6.0
Area W / mJ
7.0
2 Capacitance C = V = 1.010
500
= 2.0106F (or 2.0F, 2.0106pF)
Q
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
Voltage V / V
250
7 a
Energy stored, E = 12 CV 2
E = 12 5103(5.0)2
= 6.25102J 6.3102J
b E = 12 5109(5.0)2 = 6.3108J
200
150
100
50
0
3.0
1.0
10
Rearrange so I = t = 5010
0.01
= 0.050A (50mA)
4 I / A
4.0
2.0
3 Current I = t so charge Q = It
Q It
Substitute in C = V = V
CV
5.0
10
20
30
40
50
60
t/s
5 Gradient = Q = C
Q
6 a
Capacitance = V
3
3
1
= gradient
= 410
4 = 1.010 F (1mF)
b Q/mC V/V Area of strip
W/mJ
Sum of areas
W/mJ
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
2.0
2.0
1.5
2.0
3.0
3.0
2.5
4.5
4.0
4.0
3.5
8.0
10
a Charge Q = CV = 0.209.0 = 1.8C
Energy E = 12 CV 2 = 12 0.2(9.0)2 = 8.1J
energy
8.1 = 810W
b Power = time taken = 0.01
charge
1.8 = 180A
c Current = time = 0.01
d Rearrange power P = I2R to give resistance
810
P
R = 2 = (180)2 = 0.025
I
11
a Ctotal = C1+C2 = 100+100 = 200F
b Charge stored, Q = CV = 20010620
= 4.0103C (4000C)
12
13
19
20
1 + 1 + 1 = 3 = 1
a C 1 = C1 +C1 +C1 = 120
120 120 120 40
total
1
2
3
so Ctotal = 40F
b Charge stored
Q = CV = 4010610000 = 0.40C
c Energy stored, E = 12 CV 2
= 12 40106(10000)2 = 2.0103J
21
a Total capacitance in parallel = 20+5.0 = 25F
b Charge stored across first capacitor when
connected to the power supply, Q = CV1
=20106200 = 4.0103C (4000C)
c Potential difference across the combination
is given by the charge stored (which comes
from the first capacitor) and the total
capacitance of the combination.
3
Q
So Vcombination = = 4.0106 = 160V
so Ctotal = 100F
14
15
1
a C 1 = C1 +C1 = C2 = 0.5C
total
so Ctotal= 0.5C
b C 1 = Cn so Ctotal= Cn
total
c Ctotal=2C
d Ctotal=nC
a Total resistance is given by Rtotal = R1+R2
meaning G1 = G1 + G1
total
16
total
so Ctotal = 200
3 = 66.7F
2510
1 + 1 + 1 = 3
a C 1 = C1 +C1 +C1 = 100
100 100 100
total
1
2
3
100
so Ctotal = 3 = 33.3F
b In parallel,
Ctotal = C1+C2+C3 = 100+100+100 = 300F
c Capacitance of the two in parallel = 200F,
therefore
1
1
1
3
C = 100+200 = 200
22
so Cseries = 50F
Therefore Ctotal = Cseries+100 = 50+100 = 150F
17
18
a Four in parallel
b Four in series
c Two in series with two in parallel
Maximum: in parallel, 900pF
Minimum: in series, where C 1 = C1 +C1 +C1
total
1
2
3
1
1
1
10
1
= 100 +200+600 = 600 = 60 so Ctotal = 60pF.