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CAPE Physics Unit 2 · 2003 · Paper 1 · Question 1(c)(i)

A parallel-plate, air-filled capacitor has area 5.0 x 10^-3 m^2 and plate separation 1.0 x 10^-3 m, and is charged to a potential difference of 500 V.

Calculate the capacitance of this capacitor.

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  1. 1(a)Define the 'Farad'.[1 mark]
  2. 1(b)Derive an expression for the total capacitance, C_T, of three capacitors, C_1, C_2 and C_3, connected in series.[3 marks]
  3. 1(c)(ii)Calculate the energy stored in this capacitor.[3 marks]

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