Question
  1. Derive the expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate area A and plate separation d.
  2. Two charged spherical conductors of radii Rand R2 when conducting wire acquire charges q1 and qrespectively. surface charge densities in terms of their radii.

Answer

  1.  

Electric field between the plates of capacitor E = $\frac{\sigma}{\varepsilon_{0}} =\frac{\text{Q}}{\text{A}\varepsilon_{0}}$

$\therefore$ potential difference

$\text{V} = \text{Ed} = \frac{\text{Qd}}{\text{A}\varepsilon_{0}}$

Capacitance

$\text{C} = \frac{\text{Q}}{\text{V}} = \frac{\varepsilon_{0}\text{A}}{\text{d}}$

  1. When the two charged spherical conductors are connected by a conducting wire , they acquire the same potential

i.e $\frac{\text{Kq}_{1}}{\text{R}_{1}} = \frac{\text{Kq}_{2}}{\text{R}_{2}}\Rightarrow\frac{\text{q}_{1}}{\text{q}_{2}} = \frac{\text{R}_{1}}{\text{R}_{2}}$

Hence, ratio of surface charge densities

$\frac{\sigma_{1}}{\sigma_{2}} = \frac{\text{q}_{1}/4\pi\text{R}_{1}^{2}}{\text{q}_{2}/4\pi\text{R}_{2}^{2}}$

$ = \frac{\text{q}_{1}\text{R}_{2}^{2}}{\text{q}_{2}\text{R}_{1}^{2}}$

$ = \frac{\text{R}_{1}}{\text{R}_{2}}\times\frac{\text{R}_{2}^{2}}{\text{R}_{1}^{2}} = \frac{\text{R}_{2}}{\text{R}_{1}}.$

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