Rankers Physics
Topic: Capacitors
Subtopic: Capacitor With Dielectrics

A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C with air as dielectric is connected across a battery of emf E. If space between plates is filled by a dielectric slab of dielectric constant K, then further charge drawn from the battery is
KEC
(K–1) EC
KEC/2
zero

Solution:

The solution can be derived as follows:

  1. Initial Capacitance (with air as the dielectric):
    For a parallel plate capacitor with air as the dielectric, the capacitance CinitialC_{\text{initial}} is given by:

    Cinitial=CC_{\text{initial}} = CThe battery applies a potential difference EE, so the initial charge on the capacitor is:

    Qinitial=Cinitial×E=C×EQ_{\text{initial}} = C_{\text{initial}} \times E = C \times E

  2. Capacitance with Dielectric Slab:
    When a dielectric slab of dielectric constant KK is inserted between the plates, the capacitance increases by a factor of KK, so the new capacitance CnewC_{\text{new}} becomes:

    Cnew=K×CC_{\text{new}} = K \times C

  3. Final Charge on Capacitor:
    The battery remains connected and maintains a constant voltage EE. Therefore, the final charge on the capacitor is:

    Qfinal=Cnew×E=K×C×EQ_{\text{final}} = C_{\text{new}} \times E = K \times C \times E

  4. Additional Charge Drawn from the Battery:
    The additional charge drawn from the battery is the difference between the final charge and the initial charge:

    ΔQ=QfinalQinitial=(K×C×E)(C×E)\Delta Q = Q_{\text{final}} - Q_{\text{initial}} = (K \times C \times E) - (C \times E)Simplifying:

    ΔQ=(K1)×C×E\Delta Q = (K - 1) \times C \times E

Thus, the additional charge drawn from the battery is:

(K1)×C×E(K - 1) \times C \times E

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