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This is a circuit used to investigate the discharge of a capacitor, and a graph showing the change in current with time when the capacitor is discharged.

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The charge on the capacitor is equal to the area under the graph. Estimate the charge on the capacitor when the potential difference across it is 9.0 V.

Important Questions on Capacitance

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Figure 1 shows a circuit used to investigate the discharge of a capacitor, and Figure 2 is a graph showing the change in current with time when the capacitor is discharged.

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Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.

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The spherical dome on a Van de Graff generator has a diameter of 40 cm and the potential at its surface is 5.4kV.

Calculate the charge on the dome.

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The spherical dome on a Van de Graff generator has a diameter of 40 cm and the potential at its surface is 5.4kV.

Calculate the capacitance of the dome.

An earthed metal plate is moved slowly towards the sphere but does not touch it. The sphere discharges through the air to the plate. This graph shows how the potential at the surface of the sphere changes during the discharge.

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The spherical dome on a Van de Graff generator has a diameter of  40 cm and the potential at its surface is 5.4 kV. Calculate the energy that is dissipated during the discharge.

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Suggest why the discharge ceases while there is still some charge on the dome.
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Show that the capacitance C of an isolated conducting sphere of radius r is given by the formula: C=4πε0r.Question Image

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Figure shows two identical conducting brass spheres of radius 10 cm mounted on insulating stands. Sphere A has a charge of +5.0 × 10-8 C and sphere B is uncharged.

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Calculate the potential at the surface of sphere A.

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Figure shows two identical conducting brass spheres of radius 10 cm mounted on insulating stands. Sphere A has a charge of +5.0 × 10-8 C and sphere B is uncharged.

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Calculate the energy stored on sphere A.