Assume that the the 6 capacitors pictured in Figure 2 are connected to a 20 volt power supply
a. Determine the potential difference across each capacitor.
5.0uF =
1.5 uF
8.0uF =
3.5°F
=
0.75 uF
15pF
Figure 2: Six capacitors connected together in a circuit component. This componen
An ideal 2 nF parallel plate capacitor is made of two 20 cm×20 cm square plates separated by vacuum. The capacitor is slowly charged by connecting it to a power supply and slowly increasing the voltage.
When the amount of charge on the negative plate reaches −10 µC, a single electron “jumps” from the negative plate to the positive plate (this is just a spark)
. How long does it take the electron to reach the positive plate?
