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This physics worksheet focuses on the charging and discharging of a capacitor, aiming to determine its capacitance using two methods. It includes exercises for deriving differential equations, analyzing voltage and energy over time, and calculating constants related to the circuit. The document references multiple figures to assist in understanding the concepts and calculations involved.

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Physicshw

This physics worksheet focuses on the charging and discharging of a capacitor, aiming to determine its capacitance using two methods. It includes exercises for deriving differential equations, analyzing voltage and energy over time, and calculating constants related to the circuit. The document references multiple figures to assist in understanding the concepts and calculations involved.

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Name: Al-Mustafa School Grade 12 GS

Chapter 10: Capacitors Physics Worksheet

Exercise 1: Charging and discharging of a capacitor


The aim of this exercise is to determine the capacitance C of a capacitor by two different methods.
For this aim, we set-up the circuit of document 1 that includes: (1) (2)
 a capacitor, initially uncharged, of capacitance C; K +
 two identical resistors each of resistance R = 1 kΩ;
A D
 an ideal battery of e.m.f E; P q
 a double switch K. C R
E
1) Charging the capacitor B
At the instant t0 = 0, K is placed in position (1) and the charging process F
N
of the capacitor starts. At an instant t, plate A of the capacitor carries a R
charge q and the circuit carries a current i.
1.1) Derive the differential equation that describes the variation of the Doc. 1
voltage u AB = u C across the capacitor.
1.2) The solution of this differential equation has the form:
t uC (V)
uC = a – a e 
where a and  are constants. 12
Determine the expressions of a and  in terms of E, R 2
and C. 10
1.3) Document 2 represents u C as a function of time. Using 2
8
document 2:
1.3.1) indicate the value of E; 2
6
1.3.2) determine the value of the time constant  of the
circuit. 4
1.4) Deduce the value of C.
2
2
2) Discharging the capacitor
The capacitor is completely charged. t (ms)
At an instant t0 = 0, taken as an initial time, K is turned to 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
position (2); the phenomenon of discharging of the capacitor Doc. 2
thus starts.
t W
RC 140
The voltage across the capacitor is: u AB = u C = E e .
2.1) Show that the energy W stored in the capacitor, at an 120
2 t
RC
instant t, has the form: W = W0 e , where W0 is a 100
constant to be determined in terms of C and E.
2.2) Show that for t1 = RC the energy is W = 0.135 W0. 80
2.3) Document 3 shows W as a function of time, during the
discharging of the capacitor. 60
Determine the value of C using document 3 and the
result of part 2.2. 40

20
t (ms)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 6
Doc. 3

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