1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
olga nikolaevna [1]
3 years ago
12

An air-gap, parallel plate capacitor with area A and gap width d is connected to a battery that maintains the plates at potentia

l difference V. (a) The plates are pulled apart, doubling the gap width, while they remain in electrical contact with the battery terminals. By what factor does the potential energy of the capacitor change?
Physics
1 answer:
sergejj [24]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The new potential energy decreases by the factor of 2 to the old potential energy.

Explanation:

Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is given by the relation :

C = (ε₀A)/d

Here ε₀ is vacuum permittivity, A is area of the capacitor plate and d is the distance between them.

Potential energy of the capacitor, U = \frac{1}{2}CV^{2}

Here V is the potential difference between the plates.

According to the problem, the distance between the plates get double but area remains same. So,

d₁ = 2d

Here d₁ is new distance between the plates.

Hence, new capacitance is :

C₁ = (ε₀A)/d₁ = (ε₀A)/2d = C/2

The capacitor have same potential difference that is V. Hence, the new potential energy is :

U₁ = \frac{1}{2}C_{1} V^{2} = \frac{1}{2}\frac{C}{2} V^{2}

U₁ = U/2

\frac{U_{1} }{U} = \frac{1}{2}

You might be interested in
Plz tell me the answer to this problem!!
elena-s [515]

Answer:

B

Explanation:

They are in same group

7 0
3 years ago
ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT AND 5 WEEKS SUMMER BREAK FOR ME WHY NOT TODAY BE THE LAST DAY-
amm1812
UGH I END SCHOOL JUNE 25
6 0
3 years ago
A jet airplane is in level flight. The mass of the airplane is m=9010kg. The airplane travels at a constant speed around a circu
Lyrx [107]

Answer:

The magnitude of the lift force L = 92.12 kN

The required angle is ≅ 16.35°

Explanation:

From the given information:

mass of the airplane = 9010 kg

radius of the airplane R = 9.77 mi

period T = 0.129 hours = (0.129 × 3600) secs

= 464.4 secs

The angular speed can be determined by using the expression:

ω = 2π / T

ω = 2 π/ 464.4

ω = 0.01353 rad/sec

The direction \theta = tan^{-1} ( \dfrac{\omega ^2 R}{g})

\theta = tan^{-1} ( \dfrac{0.01353 ^2 \times (9.77\times 1609)}{9.81})

θ = 16.35°

The magnitude of the lift force  L = mg ÷ Cos(θ)

L = (9010 × 9.81) ÷ Cos(16.35)

L = 88388.1  ÷ 0.9596

L = 92109.32 N

L = 92.12 kN

3 0
3 years ago
He user of a machine applies force to the machine over the _____ distance.
gtnhenbr [62]
The blank distance is your answer

5 0
2 years ago
a car travel the first 20km with a speed of 40km/h and the next 40km with a speed of 80km/h . find the average speed​
REY [17]

Answer:

average speed is 60km/h

Explanation:

you sum up the speed attained in each distance covered and divide it by 2 to get your answer

3 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • What will happen when the north pole of a magnet is placed against the south pole of another magnet?
    11·1 answer
  • How long is the image of a metrestick formed by a plane mirror?
    7·1 answer
  • Which multiplier does the word kilo represent? A. 100 B. 1,000 C. `(1)/(100)` D. `(1)/(10)`
    10·1 answer
  • One cubic foot of water can store 312btu. a home requires 100,000 what is the volume​
    8·1 answer
  • What is the mass of a rock that weighs 49 newtons?
    7·1 answer
  • A wire of radius 0.8 cm carries a current of 106 A that is uniformly distributed over its cross-sectional area. Find the magneti
    7·1 answer
  • During the expansion of a gas in piston-cylinder the relation between the pressure and the volume is given as
    9·1 answer
  • A flywheel of diameter 1.2 m has a constant angular acceleration of 5.0 rad/s2. The tangential acceleration of a point on its ri
    11·1 answer
  • Explain the difference between the point of origin and the point of convergence. Which is shown in the image below?
    12·1 answer
  • Please answer B, C, E, and D
    11·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!