A Parallel Plate Capacitor Has a Paper Dielectric Having Dielectric

question 31

Multiple Choice

A parallel plate capacitor has a paper dielectric having dielectric strength 8.00 kV/mm and dielectric constant 3.00. The plate area is 3000 cm² and the plate separation is 0.500 mm. If 10.0 V are applied to this capacitor, what is the charge on the capacitor?

• A) 50.0 μC
• B) 42.0 nC
• C) 159 nC
• D) 16.0 nC
• E) 42.0 μC

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