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# The Power Delivered in the Plate Circular of a Diode is 1.0 W When the Plate Voltage is 36 V. Find the Power Delivered If the Plate Voltage is Increased to 49 V. Assume Langmuir-child Equation to Hold - Physics

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#### Question

The power delivered in the plate circular of a diode is 1.0 W when the plate voltage is 36 V. Find the power delivered if the plate voltage is increased to 49 V. Assume Langmuir-Child equation to hold.

#### Solution

Given:-

When plate voltage, Vpis 36 V, power delivered in the plate circular of a diode, P, is 1.0 W.

Let the plate current be Ip.

Let the power delivered be P' and plate current be Ip' when plate voltage, Vp, is increased to 49 V

$P = I_p V_p$

$\Rightarrow I_p = \frac{P}{V_P} = \frac{1}{36}$

According to Langmuir-Child equation,

$I_p \propto ( V_p )^{3/2} ,$

$I_p ' \propto ( V_p ' )^{3/2} ,$

$\Rightarrow \frac{I_p}{I '_p} = \frac{( V_p )^{3/2}}{( V_p ' )^{3/2}}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{1/36}{I_p '} = \left( \frac{36}{49} \right)^{3/2}$

$\Rightarrow I_p = 0 . 04411$

Thus, power delivered when the plate voltage is increased to 49 V,

$P' = V_p ' \times I_p '$

$P' = 49 \times 0 . 04411 W$

$P' = 2 . 1613 W = 2 . 2 W$

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