Irodov Problem 3.141

Physics · electromagnetism

Problem

Each plate of a parallel-plate air capacitor has an area S. What amount of work has to be performed to slowly increase the distance between the plates from x1 to x2 if (a) the capacitance of the capacitor, which is equal to q, or (b) the voltage across the capacitor, which is equal to V, is kept constant in the process?

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