Air "breaks down" when the electric field strength reaches 3 x 10^6 N/C, causing a spark. A parallel-plate capacitor is made from two 5.1 cm x 5.1 cm plates. How many electrons must be transferred from one plate to the other to create a spark between the plates?

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Answer:

[tex]n=4.31\times 10^{11}[/tex]              

Explanation:

It is given that,

Electric field due to the spark, [tex]E=3\times 10^6\ N/C[/tex]

Dimensions of the parallel-plate capacitor is 5.1 cm × 5.1 cm.

The area of the parallel plate, [tex]A=26.01\ cm^2=0.002601\ m^2[/tex]

The electric field due to the parallel plate capacitor is given by :

[tex]E=\dfrac{q}{A\epsilon_o}[/tex]

[tex]q=EA\epsilon_o[/tex]

[tex]q=3\times 10^6\times 0.002601\times 8.85\times 10^{-12}[/tex]

[tex]q=6.90\times 10^{-8}\ C[/tex]

Let n is the number of electrons that must transferred from one plate to the other to create a spark between the plates. It can be calculated as :

[tex]q=ne[/tex]

[tex]n=\dfrac{q}{e}[/tex]

[tex]n=\dfrac{6.90\times 10^{-8}}{1.6\times 10^{-19}}[/tex]

[tex]n=4.31\times 10^{11}[/tex]

So, the number of electrons must be transferred from one plate to the other is [tex]4.31\times 10^{11}[/tex]. Hence, this is the required solution.

Answer:

number of electron transferred is [tex]4.31\times 10^{11}[/tex] electron

Explanation:

Given data:

Area of the parallel plate capacitor is

A = 0.051 × 0.051 m

Electric field for parallel capacitor is

[tex]E = \frac{\sigma}{\epsilon}[/tex]

[tex]E =  \frac{Q}{A \epsilon}[/tex]

[tex]Q = EA\epsilon[/tex]

  [tex] = 3\times 10^{6} \times 0.0026 (8.854\times 10^{-12}})

   [tex]= 6.90 \times 10^{-8}[/tex]

   [tex]=69 \times 10^{-9}[/tex]

[tex]C = 69 nC[/tex]

  Q = ne

[tex]n = \frac{69 \times 10^{-9}}{1.6\times 10^{-19}}[/tex]

[tex]n = 4.31\times 10^{11}[/tex]

therefore number of electron transferred is [tex]4.31\times 10^{11}[/tex] electron