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Question
A cylindrical capacitor has two co-axial cylinders of length 15 cm and radii 1.5 cm and 1.4 cm. The outer cylinder is earthed and the inner cylinder is given a charge of 3.5 µC. Determine the capacitance of the system and the potential of the inner cylinder. Neglect end effects (i.e., bending of field lines at the ends).
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Solution
Length of a co-axial cylinder, l = 15 cm = 0.15 m
Radius of outer cylinder, r1 = 1.5 cm = 0.015 m
Radius of inner cylinder, r2 = 1.4 cm = 0.014 m
Charge on the inner cylinder, q = 3.5 µC = 3.5 × 10−6 C
Capacitance of a co-axial cylinder of radii r1 and r2 is given by relation
C = `(2piin_0"l")/log_"e"("r"_1/"r"_2)`
Where,
`in_0` = Permittivity of free space = `8.85 xx 10^-12 "N"^-1 "m"^-2 "C"^2`
∴ C = `(2pi xx 8.85 xx 10^-12 xx 0.15)/(2.3026 log_10(0.15/0.14))`
= `(2pi xx 8.85 xx 10^-12 xx 0.15)/(2.3026 xx 0.0299) = 1.2 xx 10^-10 "F"`
Potential difference of the inner cylinder is given by,
`"V" = "q"/"C"`
= `(3.5 xx 10^-6)/(1.2 xx 10^-10) = 2.92 xx 10^4 "V"`
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