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The force of attraction between the plates of air filled parallel plate capacitor having charge Q and area of each plate A is given by 

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a

Q22ε0A

b

2Q2ε0A

c

Q2ε0A

d

Q24ε0A

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

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Force = Electric fieldx charge Electric field in a capacitor = σ2εo, σ=QA Force = Q2AεoxQ=Q22Aεo

Alternate solution:

The capacitance of the capacitor is C=ε0A/x where x is the distance between the plates. The energy stored in the capacitor is.

U=12CV2=ε0AV22x

Differentiating .w.r. t x we get 

dUdx=ε0AV22ddx1x=-ε0AV22x2

The force of attraction between the plates is 

F=-dUdx=ε0AV22x2              (i)

Now Q=CV=ε0AVx  or         (ii)

Using (ii) in (i) we get 

F=Q22ε0A

Hence the correct choice is (c). 

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The force of attraction between the plates of air filled parallel plate capacitor having charge Q and area of each plate A is given by