Question 16
A capacitor has a capacitance of 13 F. The capacitor is charged by placing a potential difference of 18 volts between its plates. How much energy in Joules is stored in the capacitor? Please round your answer to the nearest whole number (integer).
Equation: U = CV^2
Question 17
The effective area of each plate of a parallel plate capacitor is 1.67 m^2. The capacitor is filled with dielectric material (with K = 6.870). When a 129-volt potential difference exists across the plates of the capacitor, the capacitor stores U = 8.85 pJ of energy. Determine the plate separation, in cm, of the capacitor (Ec = 10^-12 C^2/Nm^2). Note that 10^-8 = 1 cm. Please give your answer to two decimal places.
Equation: U = (geo * V^2) / d. Solve for d and multiply the answer by 100 to convert it to cm.