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NEET 2018
Exam
NEET
Year
2018
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Capacitance

NEET 2018 · Physics · Capacitance

The electrostatic force between the metal plates of an isolated...

The electrostatic force between the metal plates of an isolated parallel plate capacitor CC having a charge QQ and area AA, is

Options

  1. Aproportional to the square to the root of the distance between the plates.
  2. Blinearly proportional to be distance between the plates.
  3. Cindependent of the distance between the plates.
  4. Dinversely proportional to the distance between the plates.

Correct answer

C. independent of the distance between the plates.

Step-by-step solution

For isolated capacitor Q=Q =constant.

Now electric field because of one plate of the capacitor is E=σ2∈0=Q2A∈0E = \dfrac{\sigma}{2{\in}_{0}} = \dfrac{Q}{2A{\in}_{0}}.
∴∴ Force on 1 metal plate is
F=QEF = QE
F=Qσ2∈0=Q22A∈0F = Q\dfrac{\sigma}{2{\in}_{0}} = \dfrac{{Q}^{2}}{2A{\in}_{0}}
∴∴The electrostatic force is independent of the distance between plates.

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