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A parallel plate capacitor with circular plates of radius 10 cm has...

A parallel plate capacitor with circular plates of radius 10 cm10 \text{ cm} has a capacitance of 50 \muF50 \text{ \mu F}. It is being charged by a source such that the potential difference across its plates is changing at a rate of 20 V s−120 \text{ V s}^{-1}. The magnitude of the induced magnetic field exactly at the outer edge of the capacitor plates is:
(Given μ0=4π×10−7 T m A−1\mu_0 = 4\pi \times 10^{-7} \text{ T m A}^{-1})

Options

  1. AZero
  2. B2×10−9 T2 \times 10^{-9} \text{ T}
  3. C4π×10−9 T4\pi \times 10^{-9} \text{ T}
  4. D4×10−8 T4 \times 10^{-8} \text{ T}

Correct answer

B. 2×10−9 T2 \times 10^{-9} \text{ T}

Step-by-step solution

The displacement current between the capacitor plates is given by:
Id=CdVdtI_d = C \dfrac{dV}{dt}
Id=50×10−6×20=10−3 AI_d = 50 \times 10^{-6} \times 20 = 10^{-3} \text{ A}

According to the Ampere-Maxwell law, the line integral of the magnetic field around the edge of the plates is equal to μ0\mu_0 times the total displacement current enclosed:
∮B⃗⋅dl⃗=μ0Id\oint \vec{B} \cdot d\vec{l} = \mu_0 I_d
B(2πR)=μ0IdB(2\pi R) = \mu_0 I_d

Substituting the given values (R=10 cm=0.1 mR = 10 \text{ cm} = 0.1 \text{ m}):
B=μ0Id2πRB = \dfrac{\mu_0 I_d}{2\pi R}
B=4π×10−7×10−32π×0.1B = \dfrac{4\pi \times 10^{-7} \times 10^{-3}}{2\pi \times 0.1}
B=2×10−100.1=2×10−9 TB = \dfrac{2 \times 10^{-10}}{0.1} = 2 \times 10^{-9} \text{ T}

Option 1 is incorrect as a changing electric field induces a magnetic field even in the absence of conduction current.
Option 3 is incorrect as it misses the 2π2\pi factor in the denominator.
Option 4 is incorrect as it divides by the area πR2\pi R^2 instead of the circumference 2πR2\pi R.

Answer: 2×10−9 T2 \times 10^{-9} \text{ T}
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