A leaky parallel capacitor is filled completely with a material having dielectric constant K=5 and electrical conductivity σ=7.4×10−12Ω−1m−1. Charge on the plate at instant t=0 is q=8.885μC. Then time constant of leaky capacitor is :
A
3 s
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B
4 s
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C
5 s
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D
6 s
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Solution
The correct option is B 6 s Parallel plate capacitance with dielectric C=AKϵ0d where A= area of plates and d= separation between plates. Time constant τ=CR here, R=dσA so τ=AKϵ0d×dσA =Kϵ0σ=5×8.85×10−127.4×10−12=6s