Scribd
Upload
299 views7 pages

Solved Capacitor Problems and Solutions

The document contains 4 example capacitance problems and solutions, followed by 4 practice problems. The examples cover calculating total capacitance for capacitors in parallel and series, as well as calculating charge, excess electrons, and electric field intensity for a capacitor.

Uploaded by

True Lover
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
299 views7 pages

Solved Capacitor Problems and Solutions

The document contains 4 example capacitance problems and solutions, followed by 4 practice problems. The examples cover calculating total capacitance for capacitors in parallel and series, as well as calculating charge, excess electrons, and electric field intensity for a capacitor.

Uploaded by

True Lover
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 7

Capacitance problems

Q#1: Three capacitors are in parallel. They have capacitance values of


8F, 2F and 3F. What is their total capacitance?

Solution:
For capacitors in parallel the formula for total capacitance is:
Ceq=C1+C2+C3
=8+2+3=13F
Q#2: What is the total capacitance of a series circuit with capacitors
of 5F, 1.1F and 7.5F?
Solution :
The total capacitance of a series circuit is
1/Ceq=1/C1+1/C2+1/C3
=1/5+ 1/1.1+ 1/7.5
1/Ceq=1.24F
Ceq = 0.8F
Q#3: If E= 4 N/C and charge stored q= 5C note the value of
permittivity of free space Ꜫo= 8.85418782×10-12 m-3 kg-1s4A2 Find the
area A for plate.
Solution:
E= q/Ꜫo A,
A = q/Ꜫo E
Q#4: A capacitor has a capacitance of 55 x 10^-15 F, if it is charged to
5.3 V , how many excess electrons are there on its negative plate?
Solution:
C= 55 x 10^-15 F, V= 5.3V
Q=?, N=?
Q=CV= (55 x 10^-15) (5.3)
N= total charge/ charge of electron
=q/e= (55 x 10^-15) (5.3)/ 1.6 x10^-19
N=1.8x 10^6 electrons
Do it yourself
Q#1: Three capacitors, each with a capacity of 3.5F are arranged in
parallel. What is the total capacitance of this circuit?

Q#2: Calculate the total capacitance of a circuit with the following


three capacitors in series. 10F, 15F, 5F

Q#3: A capacitor has a capacitance of 55 x 10^-15 F, if it is charged to


5.3 V , how many excess protons are there on its positive plate?
Q#4: Find electric field intensity E in N/C when a capacitor stores a
charge of 2C and area of plates is 2m^2 (permittivity of free space Ꜫo=
8.85418782×10-12 m-3 kg-1s4A2 ).

You might also like