The figure shows a variable "air gap" capacitor of the type used in manually tuned radios. Alternate plates are connected together; one group of plates is fixed in position, and the other group is capable of rotation. Consider a capacitor of n = 8 plates of alternating polarity, each plate having area A = 1.47 cm² and separated from adjacent plates by distance d = 3.30 mm. What is the maximum capacitance of the device? Number i Units

The figure shows a variable "air gap" capacitor of the type used in manually tuned radios. Alternate plates are connected together; one group of plates is fixed in position, and the other group is capable of rotation. Consider a capacitor of n = 8 plates of alternating polarity, each plate having area A = 1.47 cm² and separated from adjacent plates by distance d = 3.30 mm. What is the maximum capacitance of the device? Number i Units

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Chapter8: Capacitance

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Problem 51P: An air-filled capacitor is made from two flat parallel plates 1.0 mm apart. The inside area of each...

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