1 W05D2 Dielectrics and Conductors as Shields Today’s Reading Assignment: Course Notes Sections 5.4, 5.6,

Announcements Math Review Week 06 Tuesday 9-11 pm in PS 5 due W05 Tuesday at 9 pm in boxes outside or Add Date Week 05 Friday W05D3 Reading Assignment: Friday Problem Solving Capacitance and Dielectrics Course Notes Sections 5.6,

3 Outline Dielectrics Electric Fields in Matter Conductors as Shields

4 Capacitors and Dielectrics

5 Dielectrics A dielectric is a non-conductor or insulator Examples: rubber, glass, waxed paper When placed in a charged capacitor, the dielectric reduces the potential difference between the two plates HOW???

6 Molecular View of Dielectrics Polar Dielectrics : Dielectrics with permanent electric dipole moments Example: Water

7 Molecular View of Dielectrics Non-Polar Dielectrics Dielectrics with induced electric dipole moments Example: CH 4

8 Dielectric in Capacitor Potential difference decreases because dielectric polarization decreases Electric Field!

9 Dielectric Constant Dielectric weakens original field by a factor Dielectric constants Vacuum1.0 Paper 3.7 Pyrex Glass 5.6 Water 80 Dielectric Constant

10 Group Problem: Induced Surface Charge Density A dielectric material with constant completely fills the space between two conducting plates that have a surface charge densities as shown in the figure. Induced surface charge densities appear on the surfaces of the dielectric. Find an expression for in terms of and.

11 Demonstration: Parallel Plate Capacitor with Dielectric E5

12 Dielectric in a Capacitor Q 0 = constant after battery is disconnected Upon inserting a dielectric free charge on plates does not change, potential decreases, capacitance increases

13 Dielectric in a Capacitor V 0 = constant when battery remains connected Upon inserting a dielectric free charge on plates increase

14 Gauss’s Law with Dielectrics In both cases:

15 Concept Questions: Dielectric in a Capacitor

16 Concept Question: Dielectric A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a total charge Q and the battery removed. A slab of material with dielectric constant is inserted between the plates. The charge stored in the capacitor Increases 2.Decreases 3.Stays the Same

17 Concept Question Answer: Dielectric Since the capacitor is disconnected from a battery there is no way for the amount of charge on it to change. Answer: 3. Charge stays the same

18 Concept Question: Dielectric A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a total charge Q and the battery removed. A slab of material with dielectric constant  in inserted between the plates. The energy stored in the capacitor Increases 2.Decreases 3.Stays the Same

19 Concept Question Answer: Dielectric The dielectric reduces the electric field and hence reduces the amount of energy stored in the field. The easiest way to think about this is that the capacitance is increased while the charge remains the same so Also from energy density: Answer: 2. Energy stored decreases

20 Concept Question: Dielectric A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a total charge Q and the battery removed. A slab of material with dielectric constant in inserted between the plates. The force on the dielectric pulls in the dielectric 2.pushes out the dielectric 3.is zero

21 Concept Question Answer: Dielectric We just saw that the energy is reduced by the introduction of a dielectric. Since systems want to reduce their energy, the dielectric will be sucked into the capacitor. Alternatively, since opposing charges are induced on the dielectric surfaces close to the plates, the attraction between these will lead to the attractive force. Answer: 1. The dielectric is pulled in

22 Conductors as Shields

23 Concept Question: Point Charge Inside Conductor

24 Concept Question: Point Charge in Conductor A point charge +Q is placed inside a neutral, hollow, spherical conductor. As the charge is moved around inside, the surface charge density on the outside 1.is initially uniform and does not change when the charge is moved. 2.is initially uniform but does become non-uniform when the charge is moved. 3.is initially non-uniform but does not change when the charge is moved. 4.is initially non-uniform but does change when the charge is moved.

25 Concept Question Answer: Q in Conductor E = 0 in conductor  -Q on inner surface Charge conserved  +Q on outer surface E = 0 in conductor  No “communication” between –Q & +Q  + Q uniformly distributed Answer: 1 is initially uniform and does not change when the charge is moved.

26 Concept Question: Point Charge in Conductor A point charge +Q is placed inside a neutral, hollow, spherical conductor. As the charge is moved around inside, the electric field outside +Q 1.is zero and does not change 2.is non-zero but does not change 3.is zero when centered but changes 4.is non-zero and changes

27 Concept Question Answer: Q in Conductor E = 0 in conductor  -Q on inner surface Charge conserved  +Q on outer surface E = 0 in conductor  No “communication” between –Q & +Q  + Q remains uniformly distributed so E stays unchanged Answer: 2. is non-zero but does not change.

28 Shielding By Conducting Shell: Applet Charge placed INSIDE induces balancing charge ON INSIDE. Electric field outside is field of point charge.

29 Shielding by Conducting Shell: Applet Charge placed OUTSIDE induces charge separation ON OUTSIDE. Electric field is zero inside.

Demonstration: Faraday Cage D

31 Experiment 1 Faraday Ice Cage