Q.

A parallel-plate capacitor is to be designed, using a  dielectric of dielectric constant 5, so as to have a dielectric strength of 109Vm-1. If the voltage rating of the capacitor is 12 kV, the minimum area of each  plate required to have a capacitance of 80 pF is :

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a

21 .7x 10-6 m2

b

25.0x10-5 m2

c

10.5x10-6 m2

d

12.5x10-5 m2

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

d=VE=12  ×  103109=  12  ×  106mC=kε0Ad      A=Cdkε0  =  80  ×  1012×  12  ×106  5×  8.8  ×  1012=21.8  ×  106  m2

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A parallel-plate capacitor is to be designed, using a  dielectric of dielectric constant 5, so as to have a dielectric strength of 109Vm-1. If the voltage rating of the capacitor is 12 kV, the minimum area of each  plate required to have a capacitance of 80 pF is :