The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and separation d, is C in vacuum .The space between the plates is filled with two wedges of dielectric constant and respectively . Find the capacitance of the resulting capacitor in
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According to the figure The right vaccum place is filled by dielectric constant K 1 & the left above vaccum by dielectric constant K 2
Let us consider the capacitance of the slab whose width is 'b' & length 'dx & seperation 'y' be d C 1 & the above slab whose separation is (d-y) be d C 2 .
Now Area of the those two slabs is = b . d x
d C 1 = y ϵ 0 A K 1
d C 2 = d − y ϵ 0 A K 2
Since they are connceted in series we have their equivalent capacitance dC
d C 1 1 + d C 2 1 = d C 1
d C 1 = ϵ 0 A 1 ( K 1 y + K 2 d − y )
d C 1 = ϵ 0 A K 1 K 2 1 ( d K 1 + y ( K 2 − K 1 ) )
d C = ( d K 1 + y ( K 2 − K 1 ) ) ϵ 0 A K 1 K 2
So the entire capacitance over length ’l’ is given by :
C = ∫ 0 l ( d K 1 + y ( K 2 − K 1 ) ) ϵ 0 A K 1 K 2
We have from figure that A = b . d x & t a n θ = x y = l d ⟹ y = x l d
C = ∫ 0 l ( d K 1 + x l d ( K 2 − K 1 ) ) ϵ 0 b K 1 K 2 d x
C = ∫ 0 l d ( K 1 l + x ( K 2 − K 1 ) ) ϵ 0 b K 1 K 2 l d x
C = d ϵ 0 b K 1 K 2 l ∫ 0 l ( K 1 l + x ( K 2 − K 1 ) ) 1 d x
C = d ϵ 0 b K 1 K 2 l K 2 − K 1 1 ( l o g ∣ K 1 l + x ( K 2 − K 1 ) ∣ ) 0 l
C = d ϵ 0 b K 1 K 2 l K 2 − K 1 1 ( l o g ∣ K 1 K 2 ∣ )
C = d ( K 2 − K 1 ) ϵ 0 b K 1 K 2 l ( l o g ∣ K 1 K 2 ∣ )
C = d ( K 2 − K 1 ) ϵ 0 A K 1 K 2 ( l o g ∣ K 1 K 2 ∣ )
The final capacitance is C & putting values thus provided we derive C = 9 . 1 6 3