Test 1

Q1 \ A) A parallel plate capacitor with a capacitance of(5μF) is connected to the terminals of (20V )battery.
a-Find the amount of charge in any plates of the capacitor.
b-If the capacitor is disconnected from the battery and a dielectric is inserted between its plates, the potential
difference reduces to(4V). What is the dielectric constant of the dielectric and find the capacitance of capacitor after
inserting dielectric in them.
B) choose the correct answer:
1- (Farad) unit is used to measure capacitance of capacitor, it is not equal to one of the following units:
a)Coulomb2/J b) Coulomb /V c) CoulombxV2 d) J/V2
2- Parallel-plate capacitor C, distance between plates is made closer by (1/3) of the original, the new capacitance equals:
a) 1/3C b) 1/9C c) 3C d) 9C
3- (50μF) parallel-plate capacitor , air is the dielectric between plates, if a dielectric is inserted between plates to
increase the capacitance by (60μF) ; dielectric constant of that material is:
a) 0,45 b) 0,55 c) 1,1 d) 2,2
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Q2\ A) Q/Parallel-plate capacitor, distance between plates (4.425cm), both plates is square and each side is 10cm. There
is a vacuum between them (vacuum permittivity is Є0= 8.85 χ 10ˉ12 C2 / N. m2 What is the amount of?
1-Capacitance of the capacitor.
2- Stored charge in each of the plates after applying 20 volt potential difference.
3- if the capacitor is dis connected from the battery and inserting a dielectric between its plates and the potential
difference reduce to half , find the dielectric and the capacitance of capacitor after inserting the dielectric?
B) What happens? Why?
1 – inserting a polar dielectric between two plates of a charged and disconnected capacitor ?
2- the amount of the electric field of a charged and disconnected capacitor , if inserting a dielectric between its plates ?
3- inserting a polar dielectric between two plates of a charged and disconnected capacitor ?
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Q3 / A) A capacitor its capacitance is (50µF ) and the distance between its two plates ( 0.01mm )charged with a source
its potential difference (2V )
1-Calculate the amounts of the charge of the capacitor and the electric field between its two plates.
2- If the capacitor disconnected from the source and an electric insulating board inserted between its two plates , the
stored energy in the electric field of the capacitor becomes (200×10-6 J ) calculate the potential difference of the
capacitor after inserting the dielectric and the constant dielectric.
B)Answer:
1 –what the meant of : 1- the capacitance 2- the dielectric strength 3- the dielectric constant
2- explain an activity shows the change of capacitance when change the opposite surface area ?
3- the spherical –shaped single insulated conductor are used to store a limited amount of the electric charge?
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Q4\ A) P.A parallel plate capacitor with a capacitance of 10μF is connected to the terminals of 5V battery. Find:
1- the amount of charge in any plates of the capacitor.
2 -If the capacitor is still connected from the battery and a dielectric is inserted between its plates, the charge of
capacitor becomes 200𝛍 c. What is the capacitance of capacitor after inserting dielectric in them and the dielectric
constant of the dielectric
B)Give the reason (explain):
1- There is a limit written on each capacitor. This written limit indicates the highest electric potential difference. Do
you think this is necessary?
2- the electric field of capacitor considered uniform field?
3-the net charge of capacitor equals zero?
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Q 5 \ explain an activity the effect of inserting a dielectric between the plates of a Charged capacitor which is
disconnected from the battery in electric potential difference Between them (Faraday’s experiment) and what effect
would it make in capacitance of capacitor.
B) ANSWER :
1- what the benefit of : a- inserting an insulated material between two plates of capacitor b – the capacitor
2- what it depends the following : 1- the dielectric constant 2- the capacitance ( its factors)
3- what the shapes of capacitors ?
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Q6:A) ANSWER:
1- A capacitor with parallel plates (the air is insulator between plates) is charged by a battery then disconnected from
it, when a dielectric which dielectric constant k=2 is placed between plates of the capacitor. What happens for the
followings?
a-The Stored charge in any of its two plates.
b- The capacitance
c- The Potential difference between its two plates
d-The electric field between its two plates 5-The energy stored in the electric field between its plates
2- What is the amount of energy stored in the electric field of a ( 2µF ) Capacitor, if charged by a ( 5000 V ) potential
difference ? What is the power We get when discharged by ( 10 µS ) time ?
B) ANSWER:
1- What difference between : a- polar and non-polar dielectrics b –the charge of capacitor and the net of its charge?
2- A charged capacitor, potential difference between plates is very high (disconnected from voltage source), this
capacitor is dangerous if plates are touched by hand. Why? State precautions taken if you want to touch the capacitor
safely by hand.