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Use the characteristics of the Coulomb force to explain
Chapter 19, Problem 15(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 15CQ
Use the characteristics of the Coulomb force to explain why capacitance should be proportional to the plate area of a capacitor. Similarly, explain why capacitance should be inversely proportional to the separation between plates.
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QUESTION:
Problem 15CQ
Use the characteristics of the Coulomb force to explain why capacitance should be proportional to the plate area of a capacitor. Similarly, explain why capacitance should be inversely proportional to the separation between plates.
ANSWER:
Solution 15CQ
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The expression of coulomb’s law for the electric field E at a point r from the plate having charge Q is,
= k
Here k is proportionality constant and k = for vacuum.