Practice The Parallel Plate Capacitor (2.11) - ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE
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THE PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR

Practice - THE PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the unit of capacitance?

💡 Hint: Think of the formula relating charge and voltage.

Question 2 Easy

Explain what a dielectric does in a capacitor.

💡 Hint: Consider the effect of an insulating material.

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Question 1

What does the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor depend on?

Area of the plates
Distance between the plates
Dielectric constant
All of the above

💡 Hint: Remember the capacitance formula C = (ε_0 * A) / d.

Question 2

True or False: The electric field strength between the plates of a capacitor is uniform.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the large area relative to the distance.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

If a capacitor is charged to 50V with a capacitance of 25μF, how much charge is stored?

💡 Hint: Use the formula Q = CV.

Challenge 2 Hard

How would the capacitance change if the dielectric constant of a capacitor is increased from 2 to 5?

💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between capacitance and the dielectric.

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