Consider a parallel-plate capacitor with capacitance C, what happens when we double the separation between the plates and halve the area of each plate?
Q. Consider a parallel-plate capacitor with capacitance C, what happens when we double the separation between the plates and halve the area of each plate?
Capacitance Formula: Capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor is given by C=ε0×(dA), where ε0 is the permittivity of free space, A is the area of the plates, and d is the separation between the plates.
Doubling Separation: If we double the separation, the new separation is 2d.
Halving Area: If we halve the area of each plate, the new area is A/2.
Calculating New Capacitance: The new capacitance C′ is then given by C′=ε0⋅(2dA/2).
Simplifying Expression: Simplify the expression for C′ to get C′=ε0⋅(4dA).
Comparing Capacitance: Comparing the new capacitance C′ with the original capacitance C, we have C′=C/4.
Conclusion: Therefore, the new capacitance is 41 of the original capacitance.
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