The capacitor of a parallel plate capacitor with no dielectric substan...
Given Data:
- Capacitance (C1) with no dielectric and separation of 0.4 cm: 2 µF
- Dielectric constant (k): 2.8
Calculating Initial Capacitance:
- Initial capacitance of the parallel plate capacitor can be calculated using the formula: C = (ε0 * A) / d
- Where ε0 is the permittivity of free space, A is the area of the plates, and d is the separation between the plates
- Given that C1 = 2 µF and d = 0.4 cm, we can calculate the initial area using the formula: A = (C1 * d) / ε0
- Substituting the values, we get A = (2 * 0.4 * 10^-6) / (8.85 * 10^-12) = 0.9 m^2
- Therefore, the initial capacitance of the capacitor is 2 µF
Calculating New Capacitance:
- When the separation is reduced to half, the new separation becomes 0.2 cm
- The new capacitance with the dielectric substance can be calculated using the formula: C = k * C1
- Substituting the values, we get C2 = 2.8 * 2 µF = 5.6 µF
Conclusion:
- The new capacitance of the capacitor, when the separation is reduced to half and filled with a substance of dielectric value 2.8, is 5.6 µF
- Therefore, the correct answer is option 'A' (11.2 µF), which is obtained by multiplying the new capacitance by the dielectric constant k.