Polystyrene has dielectric constant 2.6 and dielectric strength 2.0 10 7 V/m. A piece of polystyrene

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Polystyrene has dielectric constant 2.6 and dielectric strength 2.0 × 107 V/m. A piece of polystyrene is used as a dielectric in a parallel-plate capacitor, filling the volume between the plates.

(a) When the electric field between the plates is 80% of the dielectric strength, what is the energy density of the stored energy?

(b) When the capacitor is connected to a battery with voltage 500.0 V, the electric field between the plates is 80% of the dielectric strength. What is the area of each plate if the capacitor stores 0.200 mJ of energy under these conditions?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0133977981

14th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

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