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JEE Main 202228 JulyEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2022
Date
28 July
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Capacitance

JEE Main 2022 · 28 July · Evening Shift · Physics · Capacitance

A slab of dielectric constant K has the same crosssectional area as...

A slab of dielectric constant KK has the same crosssectional area as the plates of a parallel plate capacitor and thickness 34d\dfrac{3}{4}d, where dd is the separation of the plates. The capacitance of the capacitor when the slab is inserted between the plates will be :
(Given C0={C}_{0} = capacitance of capacitor with air as medium between plates.)A slab of dielectric constant K has the same crosssectional area as the plates of a parallel plate capacitor and

Options

  1. A4KC03+K\dfrac{4K{C}_{0}}{3 + K}
  2. B3KC03+K\dfrac{3K{C}_{0}}{3 + K}
  3. C3+K4KC0\dfrac{3 + K}{4K{C}_{0}}
  4. DK4+K\dfrac{K}{4 + K}

Correct answer

A. 4KC03+K\dfrac{4K{C}_{0}}{3 + K}

Step-by-step solution

A slab of dielectric constant K has the same crosssectional area as the plates of a parallel plate capacitor and

From the above diagram, we can write,

x+y+3d4=dx + y + \dfrac{3d}{4} = d

x+y=d4x + y = \dfrac{d}{4}

Initially, when there is no dielectric inserted between the plates the capacitance will be, C0=ϵ0Ad{C}_{0} = \dfrac{{ϵ}_{0}A}{d}.

When the dielectric slab is inserted, we can assume there are 33 capacitors that are connected in series.

C1=ϵ0Ax{C}_{1} = \dfrac{{ϵ}_{0}A}{x}, C2=4Kϵ0A3d{C}_{2} = \dfrac{4K{ϵ}_{0}A}{3d} and C3=ϵ0Ay{C}_{3} = \dfrac{{ϵ}_{0}A}{y}

The equivalent capacitance,

1C=1C1+1C2+1C3⇒1C=1ϵ0A(x+3d4K+y)⇒1C=1ϵ0A(d4+3d4K)⇒C=4ϵ0AKd(3+K)⇒C=4KC03+K\dfrac{1}{C} = \dfrac{1}{{C}_{1}} + \dfrac{1}{{C}_{2}} + \dfrac{1}{{C}_{3}} ⇒ \dfrac{1}{C} = \dfrac{1}{{ϵ}_{0}A}\left(x + \dfrac{3d}{4K} + y\right) ⇒ \dfrac{1}{C} = \dfrac{1}{{ϵ}_{0}A}\left(\dfrac{d}{4} + \dfrac{3d}{4K}\right) ⇒ C = \dfrac{4{ϵ}_{0}AK}{d\left(3 + K\right)} ⇒ C = \dfrac{4K{C}_{0}}{3 + K}

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