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Fantom [35]
4 years ago
10

A "spherical capacitor" is constructed of two thin, concentric spherical shells of conducting material. Let a be the radius of t

he smaller sphere, and b be the radius of the larger sphere.
1. Find the capacitance of a spherical capacitor. Express your resul in terms of a,b, and other contants.
Physics
2 answers:
Kobotan [32]4 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The capacitance of a spherical capacitor can be give by C = \frac{ab}{k(b-a)}

Explanation:

Let Q = Magnitude of the charge on the spherical conductor

a = Radius of the smaller sphere

b = Radius of the larger sphere

According to Gauss' law, E [4\pi r^{2} ] = \frac{Q}{\epsilon_{0} }

E(r) = \frac{Q}{4\pi \epsilon_{0} r^{2} }

The electric potential between the spherical conductor is given by :

V = \int\limits^a_b {E(r)} \, dr

V =  \frac{Q}{4\pi \epsilon_{0}  } \int\limits^a_b {\frac{1}{r^{2} } } \, dr

V =  \frac{Q}{4\pi \epsilon_{0}  }[\frac{1}{a} - \frac{1}{b} ]\\V =  \frac{Q}{4\pi \epsilon_{0}  }[\frac{b-a}{ab} ]

But k = \frac{Q}{4\pi \epsilon_{0}  }

V =  kQ[\frac{b-a}{ab} ]

The capacitance of the spherical capacitor can be given by C = \frac{Q}{V}

C = \frac{Q}{ kQ[\frac{b-a}{ab} ]} \\C = \frac{ab}{k(b-a)}

Shalnov [3]4 years ago
3 0

Answer:

C=\frac{ab}{k(b-a)}

Explanation:

We can assume this problem as two concentric spherical metals with opposite charges.

We have also to take into account the formulas for the electric field and the capacitance. Hence we have

C=\frac{Q}{V}\\\\E=k\frac{Q}{r^2}\\

Where k is the Coulomb's constant. Furthermore, by taking into account the expression for the potential and by integrating

dV=Edr\\\\V=\int_{R_1}^{R_2}Edr=-\int_{R_1}^{R_2}\frac{kQ}{r^2}dr\\\\V=kQ[\frac{1}{R_2}-\frac{1}{R_1}]

Hence, the capacitance is

C=\frac{1}{k[\frac{1}{R_2}-\frac{1}{R_1}]}

but R1=a and R2=b

C=\frac{ab}{k(b-a)}

HOPE THIS HELPS!!

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