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Chapter 6.3, Problem 2eT
Suppose that a different capacitor of smaller capacitance were connected to the battery and a single bulb in series.
- Predict how the initial potential difference across the bulb compares to the initial potential difference across the bulb in part A.
- Predict how the initial brightness of the bulb compares to the brightness of the single bulb in part A. Explain.
- Predict how the final amount of charge on the capacitor would compare to the final amount of charge on the capacitor from part A.
Set up the circuit and check your predictions. If your prediction is in conflict with your observation, how can you account for your observation?
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Lab Homework - Capacitors
Consider the two capacitors and bulb in the circuit below. The battery has a potential difference
of 9 V. Capacitor Ci has capacitance C = 0.5F and capacitor C2 has capacitance C= 1.0F.
C2:
a) Immediately after the switch is closed:
What is the potential difference across the bulb, across capacitor C1, and across capacitor
C:? Explain.
b) A long time after the switch is closed:
What is the potential difference across the bulb, across capacitor Cı, and across capacitor
C2? Explain.
Determine the total capacitance, total charge, individual voltage drop and charges across each capacitor. Use two decimal places for your answer. Put your answer for the individual voltage and charge for each capacitor in a table for faster checking. Thank you!
Here are the values for the capacitors:
C1 = 34
C6 = 29
C2 = 46
C7 = 38
C3 = 28
C8 = 23
C4 = 43
C9 = 32
C5 = 24
C10 = 23
Each capacitor in the figure below has capacitance C. What is the equivalent capacitance between points a
and b?
b.
a.
Tip: This circuit doesn't immediately break down into series and parallel capacitors. You'll need to
approach it slightly differently in order to simplify the problem to a point where you can use those tools.
Chapter 6 Solutions
Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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