HW 06 Electric Potential Calculations Capacitance PDF

10/9/2016 HW06ElectricPotentialCalculationsCapacitance
HW06ElectricPotentialCalculationsCapacitance
Due:11:59pmonSunday,September25,2016
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Item1
AthinsphericalshellwithradiusR1 =4.00cmisconcentricwithalargerthinsphericalshellwithradius6.00cm.Bothshells
aremadeofinsulatingmaterial.Thesmallershellhaschargeq1 = + 6.00 nCdistributeduniformlyoveritssurface,andthe
largershellhaschargeq2 = 9.00 nCdistributeduniformlyoveritssurface.Taketheelectricpotentialtobezeroataninfinite
distancefrombothshells.
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magnitudeesurfaceatthesurface.
PartA
Whatistheelectricpotentialduetothetwoshellsatthefollowingdistancefromtheircommoncenter:r=0?
Expressyouranswerwiththeappropriateunits.
ANSWER:
V = 0V
Correct
IDENTIFY:Thepotentialatanypointisthescalarsumofthepotentialduetoeachshell.
kq kq
SETUP:V = forr R andV =
r
forr > R .
R
EXECUTE:(i)r = 0 .Thispointisinsidebothshellsso
9 9
q1 q2 9 2 6.0010 C 9.0010 C
V = k( + ) = (8.99 10
2
N m /C )( ) .
R1 R2 0.0300 m 0.0500 m
V = +1.798 10
3
V + (1.618 10
3
V) = 180 V .
(ii)r = 4.00cm .Thispointisoutsideshell1andinsideshell2.

9 9
q1 q2 9 2 6.0010 C 9.0010 C
V = k(
r
+ ) = (8.99 10
2
N m /C )( ) .
R2 0.0400 m 0.0500 m
V = +1.348 10
3
V + (1.618 10
3
V) = 270 V .
(iii)r=6.00 cm Thispointisoutsidebothshells.
9 2 2
q1 q2 8.9910 Nm /C 9 9
k
V = k(
r
+
r
)=
r
(q
1
+q )=
2
[6.00 10 C + (9.00 10 C)] .
0.0600 m
V = 0V .
PartB
Whatistheelectricpotentialduetothetwoshellsatthefollowingdistancefromtheircommoncenter:r=5.00cm?
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ANSWER:
V = 270V
Correct
Atthesurfaceoftheinnershell,r = R1 = 3.00 cm .Thispointisinsidethelargershell,so
q1 q2
V1 = k( + ) = 180 V .Atthesurfaceoftheoutershell,r = R2 = 5.00 cm .Thispointisoutsidethe
R1 R2
9 9
q1 q2 9 2 6.0010 C 9.0010 C
smallershell,soV = k(
r
+ ) = (8.99 10
2
N m /C )( ) .
R2 0.0500 m 0.0500 m
V2 = +1.079 10
3
V + (1.618 10
3
V) = 270V .
PartC
Whatistheelectricpotentialduetothetwoshellsatthefollowingdistancefromtheircommoncenter:r=7.00cm?
ANSWER:
V = 385V
Correct
PartD
Whatisthemagnitudeofthepotentialdifferencebetweenthesurfacesofthetwoshells?
ANSWER:
V = 450V
Correct
ThepotentialdifferenceisV1 V2 = 450V .
PartE
Whichshellisathigherpotential:theinnershellortheoutershell?
ANSWER:
Theinnershellisathigherpotential.
Theoutershellisathigherpotential.
Correct
Theinnershellisathigherpotential.Thepotentialdifferenceisdueentirelytothechargeontheinnershell.
EVALUATE:Insideauniformsphericalshell,theelectricfieldiszerosothepotentialisconstant(butnotnecessarily
zero).
Item2
AsolidconductingspherehasnetpositivechargeandradiusR=0.800 m.Atapoint1.20mfromthecenterofthesphere,
theelectricpotentialduetothechargeonthesphereis27.0 V.AssumethatV =0ataninfinitedistancefromthesphere.
PartA
Whatistheelectricpotentialatthecenterofthesphere?
ANSWER:
V = 40.5V
Correct
Item3
Thedashedlinesinthediagramrepresentcrosssectionsofequipotentialsurfacesdrawnin1Vincrements.
PartA
Whatistheworkdonebytheelectricforcetomovea1CchargefromAtoB?
Expressyouranswerinjoules.
Hint1.FindthepotentialdifferencebetweenAandB

WhatisthepotentialdifferenceVA VB betweenpointAandpointB?
Expressyouranswerinvolts.
Hint1.Equipotentialsurfaces
Recallthatanequipotentialsurfaceisasurfaceonwhichtheelectricpotentialisthesameateverypoint.
ANSWER:
VA VB = 0 V
Hint2.Potentialdifferenceandwork
Recallthattheelectricpotentialenergydifferencebetweenanytwopointsisequaltothenegativeoftheworkdone
bytheelectricforceasachargedobjectmovesbetweenthosetwopoints.Ifwecombinethiswiththerelationship
betweenelectricpotentialenergyandelectricpotentialwehave:WAB,byelectricf orce = VAB Q.
ANSWER:
0 J
Correct
PartB
Whatistheworkdonebytheelectricforcetomovea1CchargefromAtoD?
Expressyouranswerinjoules.
Hint1.FindthepotentialdifferencebetweenAandD
WhatisthepotentialdifferenceVD VA betweenpointAandpointD?
Expressyouranswerinvolts.
ANSWER:
VD VA = 1 V
Hint2.
Potentialdifferenceandwork
Recallthattheelectricpotentialenergydifferencebetweenanytwopointsisequaltothenegativeoftheworkdone
bytheelectricforceasachargedobjectmovesbetweenthosetwopoints.Ifwecombinethiswiththerelationship
betweenelectricpotentialenergyandelectricpotentialwehave:WAD,byelectricf orce = VAD Q
ANSWER:
1 J
Correct
PartC
ThemagnitudeoftheelectricfieldatpointCis
Hint1.Electricfieldandequipotentialsurfaces
Sincethediagramshowsequalpotentialdifferencesbetweenadjacentsurfaces,equalamountsofworkaredoneto
moveaparticularchargefromonesurfacetothenextadjacentone.Itfollowsthenthatiftheequipotentialsare
closertogether,theelectricforcedoesthesameamountofworkinasmallerdisplacementthaniftheequipotentials
werefartherapart.Therefore,theelectricforce,aswellasthecorrespondingelectricfield,hasalargermagnitude.
ANSWER:
greaterthanthemagnitudeoftheelectricfieldatpointB.
lessthanthemagnitudeoftheelectricfieldatpointB.
equaltothemagnitudeoftheelectricfieldatpointB.
unknownbecausethevalueoftheelectricpotentialatpointCisunknown.
Correct
Item4
Inacertainregionofspace,theelectricpotentialisV (x, y, z) = Axy Bx

2
+ Cy ,whereA,B,andC arepositive
constants.
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charge.
PartA
Calculatethexcomponentoftheelectricfield.
Expressyouranswerintermsofthegivenquantities.
ANSWER:
Ex = Ay + 2Bx
Correct
V V V
IDENTIFYandSETUP:UseEx = ,Ey = ,andEz = tocalculatethecomponentsofE.
x y z
EXECUTE:V = Axy Bx
2
+ Cy .
V
Ex = = Ay + 2Bx .
x
PartB
Calculatetheycomponentoftheelectricfield.
ANSWER:
Ey = Ax C
Correct
V
Ey = = Ax C .
y
PartC
Calculatethezcomponentoftheelectricfield.
ANSWER:
Ez = 0
Correct
V
Ez = =0 .
z
E = 0 requiresthatEx = Ey = Ez = 0 .
PartD
Atwhichpointistheelectricfieldequaltozero?
ANSWER:
x = 0, y = 0, z = 0
x = C/A , y = 0 , z = 2BC/A
2
x = C/A , y = 2BC/A
2
, z = C/A
Correct
Ez = 0 everywhere.
Ey = 0 atx = C/A .
2
AndEx isalsoequaltozeroforthisx,anyvalueofzandy = 2Bx/A = (2B/A)(C/A) = 2BC/A .
EVALUATE:V doesntdependonzsoEz = 0 everywhere.
Item5
Theplatesofaparallelplatecapacitorare2.00mmapart,andeachcarriesachargeofmagnitude83.0nC.Theplatesarein
vacuum.Theelectricfieldbetweentheplateshasamagnitudeof5.00106V/m.
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capacitor.
PartA
Whatisthepotentialdifferencebetweentheplates?
ANSWER:
V = 1.00104 V
Correct
IDENTIFY:Thecapacitancedependsonthegeometry(areaandplateseparation)oftheplates.
Q Q
SETUP:Foraparallelplatecapacitor,Vab = Ed, E = , and. C = .
0 A Vab
EXECUTE:Vab 6
= Ed = (5.00 10 V/m)(2.00 10
3
m) = 1.00 10 V
4
.
PartB
Whatistheareaofeachplate?
ANSWER:
S = 1.88103 m2
Correct
Solvingfortheareagives
8
Q 8.3010 C 3 2 2
A= =
6 12 2
= 1.88 10 m = 0.19cm .
E0 (5.0010 V/m)[8.854 10 C /(Nm2 )]
PartC
Whatisthecapacitance?
ANSWER:
C = 8.301012 F
Correct
8
Q 8.3010 C 12
C = =
4
= 8.30 10 F = 8.30pF .
Vab 1.0010 V
EVALUATE:Thecapacitanceisreasonableforlaboratorycapacitors,buttheareaisratherlarge.
Item6
Aparallelplateaircapacitorwithacapacitanceof232pFhasachargeofmagnitude0.148Coneachplate.Theplateshave
aseparationof0.257mm.
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capacitor.
PartA
ANSWER:
V = 638 V
Correct
IDENTIFYandSETUP:Itisaparallelplateaircapacitor,sowecanapplytheequationsofSection24.1.
Q Q 0.148C
EXECUTE:C = soVab = = = 638V .
Vab C 232pF
PartB
Whatistheareaofeachplate?
Use8.8541012F/mforthepermittivityoffreespace.
ANSWER:
A = 6.73103 m2
Correct
0 A Cd (232pF)(0.257mm) 3 2 2
C = soA = 0
=
12
= 6.73 10 m = 90.8 cm .
d 8.85410 F/m
PartC
Whatistheelectricfieldmagnitudebetweentheplates?
ANSWER:
E = 2.48106 V/m
Correct
Vab 638V 6
Vab = Ed soE = = = 2.48 10 V/m .
d 0.257mm
PartD
Whatisthesurfacechargedensityoneachplate?
ANSWER:
= 2.20105 C/m2
Correct

E=
0
so 6
= E 0 = (2.48 10 V/m)(8.854 10
12
F/m) = 2.20 10
5
C/m
2
.
Q 0.148C 5 2
EVALUATE:WecouldalsocalculatedirectlyasQ/A. = =
3
= 2.20 10 C/m ,which
A 9.0810 m2
checks.
Item7
A5.60F ,parallelplate,aircapacitorhasaplateseparationof3.90mmandischargedtoapotentialdifferenceof400V.
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PartA
Calculatetheenergydensityintheregionbetweentheplates.
ANSWER:
u = 4.65102 J/m3
Correct
1 2
IDENTIFYandSETUP:Theenergydensityisgivenbyu = 0 E .UseV = Ed tosolveforE .
2
V 400V 5
EXECUTE:CalculateE :E = =
3
= 1.03 10 V/m .
d 3.9010 m
1 2 1 12 5 2 2 3
Thenu = 0 E = (8.85 10 F/m)(1.03 10 V/m) = 4.65 10 J/m .
2 2
EVALUATE:E issmallerthanthevalueinExample24.8byaboutafactorof6souissmallerbyaboutafactorof
6 = 36.
2
Item8
Aparallelplateaircapacitorhasacapacitanceof920pF.Thechargeoneachplateis3.90C.
PartA
ANSWER:
V = 4.2kV
Correct
PartB
Ifthechargeiskeptconstant,whatwillbethepotentialdifferencebetweentheplatesiftheseparationisdoubled?
ANSWER:
V = 8.5kV
Correct
PartC
Howmuchworkisrequiredtodoubletheseparation?
ANSWER:
U = 8.3mJ
Correct
ScoreSummary:
Yourscoreonthisassignmentis96.8%.
Youreceived9.68outofapossibletotalof10points.

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(ii)r = 4.00cm .Thispointisoutsideshell1andinsideshell2.

Inacertainregionofspace,theelectricpotentialisV (x, y, z) = Axy Bx

EVALUATE:V doesntdependonzsoEz = 0 everywhere.

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