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Worksheet 24

This document contains a worksheet with 10 multi-part physics problems involving capacitors. The problems calculate values such as charge, potential difference, capacitance, energy, and power related to capacitors in various circuits. They require applying the relationships between these capacitor quantities.

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Worksheet 24

This document contains a worksheet with 10 multi-part physics problems involving capacitors. The problems calculate values such as charge, potential difference, capacitance, energy, and power related to capacitors in various circuits. They require applying the relationships between these capacitor quantities.

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24 Worksheet (A2)

Data needed to answer questions can be found in the Data, formulae and relationships sheet.
1 A 30 F capacitor is connected to a 9.0 V battery.
a alculate the char!e on the capacitor. "#$
b %ow many e&cess electrons are there on the ne!ati'e plate of the capacitor( "#$
2 )he p.d. across a capacitor is 3.0 V and the char!e on the capacitor is *+0 n.
a Determine the char!e on the capacitor when the p.d. is,
i -.0 V "#$
ii 9.0 V. "#$
b alculate the capacitance of the capacitor. "#$
3 A *000 F capacitor is char!ed to a potential difference of 9.0 V.
a alculate the ener!y stored by the capacitor. "#$
b Determine the ener!y stored by the capacitor when the p.d. across it is doubled. "#$
4 For each circuit below, determine the total capacitance of the circuit. "*3$
5 )he dia!ram shows an electrical circuit.
a alculate the total capacitance of the two capacitors in parallel. "#$
b .hat is the potential difference across each capacitor( "*$
c alculate the total char!e stored by the circuit. "#$
d alculate the total ener!y stored by the capacitors. "#$
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24 Worksheet (A2)
6 A *0 000 F capacitor is char!ed to its ma&imum operatin! 'olta!e of 3# V.
)he char!ed capacitor is dischar!ed throu!h a filament lamp. )he flash of li!ht from
the lamp lasts for 300 ms.
a alculate the ener!y stored by the capacitor. "#$
b Determine the a'era!e power dissipated in the filament lamp. "#$
7 )he dia!ram shows a *000 F capacitor char!ed to a p.d. of *# V.
a alculate the char!e on the *000 F capacitor. "#$
b )he *000 F capacitor is connected across an unchar!ed +00 F capacitor by closin!
the switch S. )he char!e initially stored by the *000 F capacitor is now shared with
the +00 F capacitor.
i alculate the total capacitance of the capacitors in parallel. "#$
ii /how that the p.d. across each capacitor is 5.0 V. "#$
8 )he dia!ram shows a circuit used to measure the capacitance of a capacitor.
)he reed switch 'ibrates between the two contacts with a frequency of +0 %6. 2n each oscillation
the capacitor is fully char!ed and totally dischar!ed. )he current throu!h the milliammeter is
##+ mA.
a alculate the char!e that flows off the capacitor each time it is dischar!ed. "*$
b alculate the capacitance of the capacitor. "#$
c alculate the current throu!h the milliammeter when a second identical capacitor
is connected,
i in parallel with the ori!inal capacitor "*$
ii in series with the ori!inal capacitor. "*$
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mA
9.0 V
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9 A capacitor of capacitance #00 F is connected across a #00 V supply.
a alculate the char!e stored on the plates. "*$
b alculate the ener!y stored on the capacitor. "*$
)he capacitor is now disconnected from the power supply and is connected across a *00 F
capacitor.
c alculate the potential difference across the capacitors. "3$
d alculate the total ener!y stored on the capacitors. "#$
e /u!!est where the ener!y has been lost. "*$
10 )he dia!ram below shows a char!ed capacitor of capacitance C. .hen the switch S is closed,
this capacitor is connected across the unchar!ed capacitor of capacitance #C.
alculate the percenta!e of ener!y lost as heat in the resistor and e&plain why the actual
resistance of the resistor is irrele'ant. "7$
)otal,
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