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A parallel plate capacitor is made of two circular plates separated by a distance of 5 mm and with a dielectric of dielectric constant 2.2 between them. When the electric field in the dielectric is 3 × 1 0 4  V/m , the charge density of the positive plate will be close to :

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Options:
  • A 6 × 1 0 - 7  C / m 2
  • B 3 × 1 0 - 7  C / m 2
  • C 3 × 1 0 4  C / m 2
  • D 6 × 1 0 4  C / m 2
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 6 × 1 0 - 7  C / m 2
E = 3 × 1 0 4  V/m

We know that

Q = CV

   =kε0Ad·E·d

    =kε0AE

  QA=kε0E

=2.2×8.85×10-12×3×104

=58.41×10-8

=5.84×10-7

6×10-7C/m2

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