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NEET 2016
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NEET
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2016
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Physics
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Capacitance

NEET 2016 · Physics · Capacitance

A parallel-plate capacitor of area A , plate separation d and...

A parallel-plate capacitor of area AA, plate separation dd and capacitance CC is filled with four dielectric materials having dielectric constantsk1{k}_{1}, k2{k}_{2}, k3{k}_{3} and k4{k}_{4} as shown in the figure below. If a single dielectric material is to be used to have the same capacitance CC in this capacitor, then its dielectric constant kk is given by

A parallel-plate capacitor of area A , plate separation d and capacitance C is filled with four dielectric materials

Options

  1. Ak=k1+k2+k3+3k4k = {k}_{1} + {k}_{2} + {k}_{3} + 3{k}_{4}
  2. Bk=23(k1+k2+k3)+2k4k = \dfrac{2}{3}\left({k}_{1} + {k}_{2} + {k}_{3}\right) + 2{k}_{4}
  3. C2k=3k1+k2+k3+1k4\dfrac{2}{k} = \dfrac{3}{{k}_{1} + {k}_{2} + {k}_{3}} + \dfrac{1}{{k}_{4}}
  4. Dk=2k43(k1k1+k4+k2k2+k4+k3k3+k4)k = \dfrac{2{k}_{4}}{3}\left(\dfrac{{k}_{1}}{{k}_{1} + {k}_{4}} + \dfrac{{k}_{2}}{{k}_{2} + {k}_{4}} + \dfrac{{k}_{3}}{{k}_{3} + {k}_{4}}\right)

Correct answer

D. k=2k43(k1k1+k4+k2k2+k4+k3k3+k4)k = \dfrac{2{k}_{4}}{3}\left(\dfrac{{k}_{1}}{{k}_{1} + {k}_{4}} + \dfrac{{k}_{2}}{{k}_{2} + {k}_{4}} + \dfrac{{k}_{3}}{{k}_{3} + {k}_{4}}\right)

Step-by-step solution

Here the capacitance, (C=\frac{A k \epsilon_0}{d}) CK1,CK2,CK3C_{K_1}, C_{K_2}, C_{K_3} are in parallel combination and they are connected in series with (\mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{K}_4}) A parallel-plate capacitor of area A , plate separation d and capacitance C is filled with four dielectric materials Here, (\mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{K}_1}=\frac{(\mathrm{A} / 3) \mathrm{K}_1 \epsilon_0}{\mathrm{~d} / 2}=\frac{2 \mathrm{~K}_1}{3} \mathrm{C}), (\mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{k}_2}=\frac{(\mathrm{A} / 3) \mathrm{k}_2 \mathrm{\epsilon}_0}{\mathrm{~d} / 2}=\frac{2 \mathrm{k}_2}{3} \mathrm{C}) (C_{K_3}=\frac{(\mathrm{A} / 3) \mathrm{k}_3 \epsilon_0}{\mathrm{~d} / 2} \frac{2 \mathrm{k}_3 \mathrm{C}}{3} \mathrm{C}) (\mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{K}_4}=\frac{(\mathrm{A}) \mathrm{k}_4 \epsilon_0}{\mathrm{~d} / 2}=2 \mathrm{k}_4 \mathrm{C}) Now the equivalent capacitance for the combination of four capacitors is 1Ccq=1(Ck1+Ck2+Ck3)+1Ck4Ceq=kC\begin{aligned} & \frac{1}{C_{c q}}=\frac{1}{\left(C_{k_1}+C_{k_2}+C_{k_3}\right)}+\frac{1}{C_{k_4}} \\ & C_{e q}=k C \end{aligned}) (\frac{1}{k C}=\frac{3}{2 C}[1k1+k2+k3]+12k4C)\left[\frac{1}{k_1+k_2+k_3}\right]+\frac{1}{2 k_4 C}) or $(\frac{1}{k}=\frac{3}{2\left(k_1+k_2+k_3\right)}+\frac{1}{2\left(k_4\right)}) or (k=\frac{2\left(k_1+k_2+k_3\right)}{3}+2\left(k_4\right))
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