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An empty parallel plate capacitor is connected between the terminals of a 9.0-V battery and charged up. The capacitor is then disconnected f
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An empty parallel plate capacitor is connected between the terminals of a 9.0-V battery and charged up. The capacitor is then disconnected from the battery, and the spacing between the capacitor plates is doubled. As a result of this change, what is the new voltage between the plates of the capacitor
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2021-08-14T23:12:15+00:00
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Answer:
The new voltage between the plates of the capacitor is 18 V
Explanation:
The charge on parallel plate capacitor is calculated as;
q = CV
Where;
V is the battery voltage
C is the capacitance of the capacitor, calculated as;
where;
ε₀ is permittivity of free space
A is the area of the capacitor
d is the space between the parallel plate capacitors
If only the space between the capacitors is doubled and every other parameter is kept constant, the new voltage will be calculated as;
Therefore, the new voltage between the plates of the capacitor is 18 V