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The Plates of a Parallel-plate Capacitor Are Made of Circular Discs of Radii 5⋅0 Cm Each. If the Separation Between the Plates is 1⋅0 Mm, What is the Capacitance?

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The plates of a parallel-plate capacitor are made of circular discs of radii 5⋅0 cm each. If the separation between the plates is 1⋅0 mm, what is the capacitance?

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Solution

The capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor is given by `C = (∈_0A)/d`

Here , 

A = Area of the plate
d = Distance between the parallel plates

Given :

`A = pir^2 = pi xx (5 xx 10^-2)^2`

`d = 1.0 xx 10^-3 "m"`

`∈_0 = 8.85 xx 10^-12 F/m`

`therefore C = (∈_0A)/d`

= `(8.85 xx 10^-12 xx 3.14 xx 25 xx 10^-4)/10^-3`

= `6.95 xx 10^-5 uF`

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Chapter 31: Capacitors - Exercises [Page 165]

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