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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

The graph is a parabola.

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

c E = 12 0.2103(230)2 = 5.29J 5.3J

10

20

30

40

50

60
t/s

Charge=area under graph5.1mC


Capacitance 6.0104F (600F)
V

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

8 Charge is the same for both capacitors,


Q = CV = 2.0102C
Energy stored, E = 12 CV 2
For 100F capacitor,
E = 12 100106(200)2 = 2.0J
For 200F capacitor,
E = 12 200106(100)2 = 1.0J
9 a
Energy stored
E = 12 CV2 = 12 0.01(12)2 = 0.72J

work done to give


b Rearrange power P = time
taken
done 0.72
time = work
power = 36 = 0.02s

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

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a Ctotal = C1+C2 = 100+100 = 200F
b Charge stored, Q = CV = 20010620
= 4.0103C (4000C)

12

Two 20F and one 10F connected in


parallel; or five 10F connected in parallel

13

Total capacitance of capacitors in series is


given by
1
1 1 1
1
1
1
6
1
C = C +C +C = 200 +300+600 = 600 = 100
total

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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

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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
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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

b Total resistance is given by R 1 = R1 +R1


total
1
2
soGtotal=G1+G2

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total

so Ctotal = 200
3 = 66.7F

d Capacitance of the two in series is given by


1
1
1
2
1
Cseries = 100 +100 = 100 = 50

2510

d Energy stored by first capacitor when


charged = 12 C(V1)2 = 12 20106(200)2 = 0.4J
Energy stored by combination when
connected = 12 C(Vcombination)2
= 12 25106(160)2 = 0.32J
So energy dissipated when the capacitors are
connected = 0.40.32 = 0.08J (80mJ)

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

Total capacitance of the two in parallel is


Cparallel = 10+10 = 20F
So total network capacitance is given by
1
1 1 1
1 1 1
5
1
Ctotal = C1+C2+C3 = 10 + 20 + 10 = 20 = 4
so Ctotal = 4.0F

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Capacitance of the Earth (assuming Earth is a


perfect sphere)
= 40r = 48.8510126.4106
= 0.00071F 700F

so Cseries = 50F
Therefore Ctotal = Cseries+100 = 50+100 = 150F
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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.

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