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17 April, 23:26

A capacitor is made from two hollow, coaxial, iron cylinders, one inside the other. The inner cylinder is negatively charged and the outer is positively charged; the magnitude of the charge on each is 18.5pC. The inner cylinder has a radius of 0.350mm, the outer one has a radius of 7.20mm, and the length of each cylinder is 17.0cmPart AWhat is the capacitance? Use 8.854

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  1. 18 April, 00:36
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    Answer: 3.12 * 10^12 F (3.12 pF)

    Explanation: To calculate this capacitor of two hollow, coaxial, iron cylinders, we have to determine the potental differente between them and afeter that to use C=Q/ΔV

    The electric field in th eregion rinner
    By using the Gaussian law

    ∫E*ds=Q inside/εo

    E*2*π*rinner^2*L = Q / εo

    E=Q / (2*π*εo*r^2)

    [Vab]=/int/limits^a_b {E} /, dr

    where a and b are the inner and outer radii.

    Then we have:

    ΔV = 2*k * (Q/L) * ln (b/a)

    replacing the values and using that C=Q/ΔV

    we have:

    C = L / (2*k*ln (b/a) = 0.17 / (2*9*10^9*3.023) = 3.12 pF
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