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Capacitor Solutions

The document contains various problems related to capacitors, including calculations of charge, energy stored, and time constants. It discusses scenarios involving different capacitances, potential differences, and discharging through resistors. Key calculations involve determining charge at varying voltages, energy stored in capacitors, and time constants for discharge circuits.

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Capacitor Solutions

The document contains various problems related to capacitors, including calculations of charge, energy stored, and time constants. It discusses scenarios involving different capacitances, potential differences, and discharging through resistors. Key calculations involve determining charge at varying voltages, energy stored in capacitors, and time constants for discharge circuits.

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1. The p.d. across a capacitor is 3.

0 V and the charge on


the capacitor is 150 nC.
Determine the charge on the capacitor when the p.d. is: a
6.0 V b 9.0 V.
V = 3.0 V

Q = 150nC
Q=

C=
1. The p.d. across a capacitor is 3.0 V and the charge on
the capacitor is 150 nC.
Determine the charge on the capacitor when the p.d. is: a
6.0 V b 9.0 V.
𝑄 V = 6.0 V
𝐶=
𝑉
Q = 150nC
Q=
1. The p.d. across a capacitor is 3.0 V and the charge on
the capacitor is 150 nC.
Determine the charge on the capacitor when the p.d. is: a
6.0 V b 9.0 V.
𝑄 V = 9.0 V
𝐶=
𝑉
Q = 150nC
Q=
2. A 1000 μF capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 9.0 V.
• a Calculate the energy stored by the capacitor.
• b Determine the energy stored by the capacitor when the p.d. across
it is doubled.

1 −6 2
𝐸= ×1000 × 10 × 9
2
2. A 1000 μF capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 9.0 V.
• a Calculate the energy stored by the capacitor.
• b Determine the energy stored by the capacitor when the p.d. across
it is doubled.

E=?
• A 10 000 μF capacitor is charged to its maximum operating voltage of
32 V.
The charged capacitor is discharged through a filament lamp.
The flash of light from the lamp lasts for 300 ms.

a Calculate the energy stored by the capacitor.


• A 10 000 μF capacitor is charged to its maximum operating voltage of
32 V.
The charged capacitor is discharged through a filament lamp.
The flash of light from the lamp lasts for 300 ms.

b Determine the average power dissipated in the filament lamp.


The diagram shows a 1000 μF capacitor charged to a p.d.
of 12 V
• a Calculate the charge on the 1000 μF capacitor.

• Q= CV
The diagram shows a 1000 μF capacitor charged to
a p.d. of 12 V

b The 1000 μF capacitor is connected across an uncharged 500 μF capacitor by closing the switch S.
The charge initially stored by the 1000 μF capacitor is now shared with the 500 μF capacitor.
i Calculate the total capacitance of the capacitors in parallel.
ii Show that the p.d. across each capacitor is 8.0 V
A 220 μF capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 8.0 V and then discharged through a
resistor of resistance 1.2 MΩ.

𝐶=220𝜇𝐹
a Determine the time constant τ of the circuit.
b Calculate:
i the initial current in the circuit
ii the current in the circuit after a time equal to 2τ
iii the p.d. across the capacitor after a time of 50 s.

𝑇 = 𝑅𝐶
𝑉 = 𝐼𝑅
A 100 μF capacitor is discharged through a resistor of resistance
470 kΩ.

Determine the ‘half-life’ of this circuit. (The half-life of the circuit is


the time taken for the voltage across the capacitor to decrease to
50% of its initial value.)
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