Q.

A cylindrical capacitor of length ‘l’ consists of a solid conducting cylinder of radius ‘a’ which carries a linear charge density +λ, surrounded by a concentric outer cylindrical shell of radius ‘b’ which carries a linear charge density -λ. The capacitance of the capacitor is

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a

4π0alnba

b

2π0blnba

c

4π0llnba

d

2π0llnba

answer is A.

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The electric field at a distance r from a conducting cylinder is given by
E=λ2πϵ0r
Therefore, the potential difference between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder is
V=-Edr =-λ2π0badrr

=λ2π0abdrr  V=λ2π0lnba

 Now  C=QV=λlλ2π0lnba

C=2π0llnba

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