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  • A 200  parallel plate capacitor having plate separation of 5 mm is charged by a 100 V dc source. It remains connected to the source. Using an insulated handle, the di

A 200 \mu F parallel plate capacitor having plate separation of 5 mm is charged by a 100 V dc source. It remains connected to the source. Using an insulated handle, the distance between the plates is doubled and a dielectric slab of thickness 5 mm and dielectric constant 10 is introduced between the plates. Explain with reason, how the (i) capacitance, (ii) electric field between the plates, (iii) energy density of the capacitor will change?

 

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The effective separation between the plates with air in between is 

2d-t+\frac{t}{k}

that is 

10-5+\frac{5}{10}=5.5 mm

(i)   new capacitance

C'= \frac{\epsilon_0A}{5.5mm}=\frac{10}{11}C

\approx 182\mu F

(ii) change in the electric field or effective new electric field

=\frac{100v}{5.5\times 10^{-3}m}

\approx 18182\; v/m

(iii) Energy density

Energy=\frac{1}{2}CV^2

As C has decreased energy also decreases, so energy density also decreases.

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