Physics for Electrical Engineering: Unit I: Dielectric Materials and Insulation

Assignment Problems

Dielectric Materials and Insulation | Physics for Electrical Engineering

Physics for Electrical Engineering: Unit I: Dielectric Materials and Insulation : Assignment Problems

ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS

 

1. A parallel plate capacitor of area 650 mm2 separation of 4 mm has a charge of 2 × 10-10 is the resultant voltage across the capacitor when a material of dielectric constant 3.5 is introduced between the plates. [Ans: 39.73 V]

 

2. The atomic weight and density of sulphur are 32 and 2.08 gm/cm3 respectively. The electronic polarisability of the atom is 3.28 × 10-40 Fm2. If sulphur solid has cubical symmetry, what will be its relative dielectric constant.[Ans: εr= 2.45]

 

3. The number of atoms in volume of one cubic metre of  hydrogen gas is 9.8 x 1026. The radius of the hydrogen atom is 0.53 Å. Calculate the polarisability and relative permittivity. [Ans: εr= 1.0018, αe = 1.655 x 10-41 Fm2]


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