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A parallel plate capacitor has plate of length l, width w and separation of plates is d. It is connected to a battery of emf V. A dielectric slab of the same thickness d and of dielectric constant K=4 is being inserted between the plates of the capacitor. At what length of the slab inside plates, will the energy stored in the capacitor be two times the initial energy stored?
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Options:
  • A 2l3
  • B l3
  • C l4
  • D l2
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The correct answer is: l3

Given,

Length of plate of parallel plate capacitor is l

Width of plate is w

Separation of plates is d.

Emf of battery is V

Thickness of dielectric slab is d

Dielectric constant of slab is K = 4

Capacitance of capacitor before the insertion of dielectric slab is 

C0=Aε0d=wlε0d  ...(1)

Energy stored in the capacitor before the insertion of dielectrics is given by,

U0=12C0V2=12wlε0dV2  ...(2)

Suppose that, the slab is inside the plate at y distance, therefore, it becomes the combination of two capacitors one with air with length (l-y) and another with dielectric with length y as shown in diagram.

Now the capacitance of capacitor in parallel combination is given by,

C=C1+C2  ...(3)

Where,

C1=w(l-y)ε0d  ...(4)

C1=wyKε0d  ...(5)

Now energy stored in this combination of capacitor is given by

U=12(C1+C2)V2  ...(6)

Now according to the given condition,

2U0=U

212C0V2=12C1+C2V2

2C0=C1+C2

2ϵ0wld=ϵ0Kwyd+ϵ0w(l-y)d

2l=Ky+l-y

l=4y-y=3y

y=l3

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