2.(c) A parallel plate capacitor (Fig. 8.7) made of circular plates each of radius R = 6.0 cm has a capacitance C = 100 pF. The capacitor is connected to a 230 V AC supply with an (angular) frequency of .Determine the amplitude of B at a point 3.0 cm from the axis between the plates.
It is given that the radius of each circular plate,, the capacitance, the capacitor is connected to a supply of , and the angular frequency, .
The formula for the RMS value of conduction current is given by -
Substitute the values:
Thus, the RMS value of the conduction current is
In this parallel plate capacitor, the conduction current will be equal to the displacement current.
Therefore, the conduction current is equal to the displacement current-
For the Amplitude of the Magnetic Field, it is given that the distance between the plates from the axis,
The formula for the magnetic field is:
The maximum value of current is:
Substitute the values:
Hence, the value of the amplitude of the magnetic field is