Capacitance and Resistance of a fluid

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Homework Statement

A parallel plate air-spaced capacitor has a capacitance of 100pF. It is immersed in a fluid of resistivity 10 m. Calculate the resistance between the plates.

Homework Equations

C = \frac{\epsilon_0A}{d}

R = \frac{\rho l}{A}

The Attempt at a Solution

I seemed to get this question too easily...

First of all, I said that for the fluid, the area is the area of the pates, and l is the distance d between them, then I rearranged the resistivity equation into terms of a/d:

\frac{A}{d} = \frac{\rho}{R}

then I substituted this equation into the capacitance equation:

C = \epsilon_0\frac{\rho}{R}

rearrange for R:

R = \epsilon_0 \frac{\rho}{C}

Insert values:

R = \epsilon_0 \frac{10}{100*10^{-6}}

this gives a value of 8.85 * 10^{-7} Ohms

Does this look correct?

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[Redbelly98]

You're almost there. What does the "p" in pF mean? Hint: it's not 10^-6.

 

[TFM]

pF is a pico Farad, I believe

Iyt is 10^-12, not -6, that was illy of me - I should have remebered that 10^-6 is micro

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[TFM]

Putting in my new value for C, I get the resistance to be:

0.885 Ohms

Does this look right now?

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[Redbelly98]

Yes, that looks good.

 

[TFM]

Excellent

Thanks for your Assistance, Redbelly98, Most Appreciated

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