A parallel plate capacitor is made up of stair like structure with a plate area A of each stair and that is…

A parallel plate capacitor is made up of stair like structure with a plate area A of each stair and that is connected with a wire of length b, as shown in the figure. The capacitance of the arrangement is x15ε0 A b, The value of x is _____ .

Solution

Here the system can be considered as three capacitors in parallel.

So, net capacitance is 

C=ε0A5b+ε0A3b+ε0Ab

C=ε0Ab15+13+11

C=23ε0A15b

Asked in: JEE Main 2022 (27 Jun Shift 2)

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