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# A Parallel-plate Capacitor Has Plate Area 100 Cm2 and Plate Separation 1⋅0 Cm. a Glass Plate (Dielectric Constant 6⋅0) of Thickness 6⋅0 Mm and an Ebonite Plate (Dielectric Constant 4⋅0) - Physics

ConceptCapacitors and Capacitance

#### Question

A parallel-plate capacitor has plate area 100 cm2 and plate separation 1⋅0 cm. A glass plate (dielectric constant 6⋅0) of thickness 6⋅0 mm and an ebonite plate (dielectric constant 4⋅0) are inserted one over the other to fill the space between the plates of the capacitor. Find the new capacitance.

#### Solution

The given system of the capacitor will behave as two capacitors connected in series.

Let the capacitances be C1 and C2.
Now,

C_1 = (∈_0Ak_1)/d_1 and C_2 = (∈_0Ak_2)/d_2

Thus, the net capacitance is given by

C = (C_1C_2)/(C_1+C_2)

= ((∈_0Ak_1)/d_1 xx (∈_0Ak_2)/d_2)/((∈_0Ak_1)/d_1 +(∈_0Ak_2)/d_2)

= (∈_0A(k_1+k_2))/(k_1d_2+k_2d_1)

= ((8.85 xx 10^-12) xx (10^-2) xx 24) / ((6 xx 4 xx 10^-3 + 4 xx 6 xx 10^-3)) = 4.425 xx 10^-11 C

= 44.25 pF

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