Asked by lindsey
A capacitor is made from two parallel plates separated by a distance d, and each has area A. The capacitor holds a charge Q. (a) What is the energy stored in the capacitor? (b) A mechanical force pulls the plates apart, without changing the stored charge, until they are 2d apart. Now how much energy is stored? (c) Explain the difference between (a) and (b).
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Elena
(a)
C=εε₀A/d
Energy=Q²/2C
(b)
C₁=εε₀A/2d=C/2
Energy=Q²/2(C/2)= Q²/C
C=εε₀A/d
Energy=Q²/2C
(b)
C₁=εε₀A/2d=C/2
Energy=Q²/2(C/2)= Q²/C
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