11. Find the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having plates of area 5.00 m² that are separated by 0.100 mm of Teflon. (a) What is the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having plates of area 1.50 m² that are separated by 0.0200 mm of neoprene rubber? (b) What charge does it hold when 9.00 V is applied to it?

11. Find the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having plates of area 5.00 m² that are separated by 0.100 mm of Teflon. (a) What is the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having plates of area 1.50 m² that are separated by 0.0200 mm of neoprene rubber? (b) What charge does it hold when 9.00 V is applied to it?

College Physics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285737027

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter16: Electrical Energy And Capacitance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 30P: (a) When a 9.00-V battery is connected to the plates of a capacitor, it stores a charge of 27.0 C....

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