In the year 1820, it was discovered by Orested that an electric current produces a
magnetic field. Soon after this, efforts were made to observe the converse of the
magnetic effects of current, i.e. to show that magnetic field may produce electric
current. Michel Faraday in England in 1831 demonstrated that electric current can
be produced by employing a changing magnetic field. This phenomenon is called as
electromagnetic induction.
Faraday’s Laws of Electromagnetic Induction
Faraday summed up his experimental results in the form of two laws known as
Faraday’s Laws of electromagnetic induction .These are stated as follows
First law: When the magnetic flux linked with the coil changes, an emf is induced
in it which lasts so long as the change of magnetic flux continues.
Thus condition for an emf to be induced in a coil is changing magnetic flux.
Second law: The magnitude of the induced emf is directly proportional to the rate
of change of magnetic flux. Mathematically,
d
e
dt
i.e.
d
e K
dt
Where K is constant of proportionality and is taken as 1.
Induced emf
d
e
dt
The direction or sense of polarity of the induced emf is such that it tends to produce
an induced current that will create a magnetic flux to oppose the change in the
magnetic flux through the coil. This is known as Lenz’s Law and is stated below.
Lenz’s Law
Whenever an induced emf is set-up, the direction of the induced current through the
loop is such that it opposes the cause which produces it.
Thus induced emf in a coil becomes
d
e
dt
The Lenz’s law is the consequence of the law of conservation of energy.
r r
B B.dS
S
Also by definition, the line integral of the electric field over a closed path give the
induced emf in the circuit ----------------
r r
E.dl
e Ñ
(2)
Where is the induced electric field at the current element of the closed
r r
E dl
circuit.
From (1) and (2)
n
eq s
-----------------(3)
r r d r r
.dl dt S B.dS
ÑE
(5) becomes
r
eq n
r r B r
S curl E.dS S t .dS
Since the surface is arbitrary above is true for any surface
n
eq
r
r B
curl E
t
or ---------------(5)
r
r B
E
t
This is the differential form of Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction.
Proof :
r r
E.dl
e Ñ
Consider a wire loop or frame of any shape which occupies the positions at
C1
time t. It is moving witha velocity so that it occupies the position at time
r
v C2
.
t dt
Let elementary length of theloop is displaced
r
dl
through a distance in the time , then the area
r
v .dt dt
swept by the element is given by
r r
dS dl
----------------(1)
r r r
dS v .dt dl
If is the magnetic flux density t any point on this
r
B
area, then the magnetic flux the area is .Hence
r r r
dS B.dS
the total magnetic flux crossing the ribbon shaped
surfaceS spanned by the boundary of the loop is
r r
B.dS
S
The integral , therefore represent the change in magnetic flux crossing the
r r
B.dS
S
Thus
r r
d .dS
S
B
r r r
d B.(v .dt dl )
S
r r r
(v B) . dl
-----------------(3)
d r r r
dt
(v B) . dl
Ñ
As the integration is now with respect to which is a line element and the
r
dl
integration is to be carried out over the boundary of the loop, the surface integral
has been changed to the line integral .
S
Ñ
If is the electric field associated with the elementary length when it is
r r
E dl
moving with velocity then
r
v
r r r
E vB
Substituting the value of in (3)
r n
E eq
d r r
dt
. dl
ÑE
L
I
i.e. when
L I 1 unit
Thus self inductance of a coil is numerically equal to the magnetic flux linked with the coil when
unit current flows through it. The SI unit of L is henry (H).
Also according to faraday’s law induced emf in a coil is
d d (L I ) d I
e L
dt dt dt
e
L
dI
dt
If then
dI L e
unity i.e. 1 A / s
dt
Thus self inductance of a coil is numerically equal to the induced emf when the current flowing
through it changes at the rate of unity ( ).
1A/ s
1 henry The self inductance of a coil is said to be 1 henry when a current changing at the rate of 1 A/s
through it induces an emf of 1 volt in it.
NOTE: Inductance in a circuit plays the analogous role as mass in mechanics. Mass opposes the motion of a
particle and inductance opposes the change in the current. In other words the effect of inductance in a circuit is
same as inertia in mechanics and inductance is therefore called as electrical inertia.
eS
dS d M Ip
dt eS
dt
or
d Ip
eS M
dt
------------------(2)
eS
M
dI p
dt
then
dI p M eS
1A / s
dt
the coefficient of mutual induction or mutual inductance of two coil is
numerically equal to the emf induced in the secondary coil when the current flowing
through the primary coil decreases at the rate of 1 A/s.
from (1)
eq n S
M
Ip
i.e. when
M S I p 1 unit
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UNIT-II
CAPACITOR
Introduction
A capacitor is a device which stores electric charge. Capacitors vary in shape and size, but the
basic configuration is two conductors carrying equal but opposite charges. Capacitors have many
important applications in electronics. Some examples include storing electric potential energy,
delaying voltage changes when coupled with resistors, filtering out unwanted frequency signals,
forming resonant circuits and making frequency-dependent and independent voltage dividers when
combined with resistors.
Q = CV
If, when the potential difference is one volt, the charge stored is one coulomb, the capacitance is
one farad, F. Thus, a farad is a coulomb per volt. It should be mentioned here that, in practical
terms, a farad is a very large unit of capacitance, and most capacitors have capacitances of the
order of microfarads, .The dimensions of capacitance are
F
Capacitors in Parallel
The potential difference is the same across each, and the total charge is the sum of the charges on
the individual capacitor.
Therefore:
C p C1 C2 C3
Capacitors in Series
The charge is the same on each, and the potential difference across the system is the sum of the
potential differences across the individual capacitances. Hence
V
1 1 1 1
Cs C1 C2 C3
Consider a parallel plate capacitor consisting of two conducting plates having area A and
separated by a small distance in vacuum or air as shown in the fig.
d
Let and be the surface charge density on the plates due to charges +Q and –Q respectively.
r r Q
E.dS
Ñ
S o
i.e. or
Q Q
E. A E.
o o A
-------------(1)
E
0
Now the work done W required to carry a test charge from one plate to other plate is equal to the
qo
product of the force and the distance d (as the electric field between the plates is uniform)
qo E
W
V E.d
qo
-----------(2)
V .d
0
---------------------(3)
0 A
C
d
Thus capacity of a parallel plate capacitor depends on the size and the geometrical arrangement of the
plates . C of a parallel plate capacitor is
3. If the space between the plates is completely filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant K then
capacity is given by i.e. capacity increases by K times when the space between the
0 A
CK
d
capacitor plates completely filled with the dielectric.
Example: A parallel plate capacitor is to be designed with a voltage rating 1 KV using a material of
dielectric constant 3 and dielectric strength about .For safety we would like, the field never to
7
10 V / m
exceed, say 10 % of the dielectric strength. What minimum area of the plates is required to have a
capacitance of 50 pf ?
or
V E.d V 103 V
d 6 103 m
E 10 V / m
Dielectrics
“…As our mental eye penetrates into smaller and smaller distances and shorter and shorter times,
we find nature behaving so entirely differently from what we observe in visible and palpable bodies
of our surroundings that no model shaped after our large-scale experiences can ever be "true". A
completely satisfactory model of this type is not only practically inaccessible, but not even thinkable.
Or, to be precise, we can, of course, think of it, but however we think it, it is wrong.”
Erwin Schrödinger
A dielectric is a material which does not conduct electricity ie. a dielectric a basically an insulator. In
these materials all the electrons are bound to the nuclei of the atoms. Thus there are no free electrons to
carry the current. However when an external electric field is applied these charges gets separated through
a small distances creating bound charges. An ideal dielectric is a perfect insulator .Real dielectric have
feeble conductivities nearly times smaller than that of the good conductors. Glass, plastic, mica,
20
10
oil, water, bakelite etc. are some examples of the dielectric constants.
According to modern theory neutral atoms in their ground state consist of a central positively
nucleus surrounded by a spherically symmetric cloud of equal negative charge of smoothly varying
density. Thus for an atom in ground state, the centre of gravity of its –ve charge lies exactly at its
nucleolus which is taken to be point positive charge. The dipole moment of an atom is therefore zero.
For a molecule the positive charge is supposed to concentrate at the nuclear points and the negative
change forming a cloud of smoothly varying density. around constituent nuclei. Depending upon the
shape of the cloud and variation of charge density inside it the molecules can be classified into two types
non-polar molecules and polar molecules.
1. Non-polar molecules
The molecules in which the centre of gravity of positive charges exactly coincides with that of the
negative charges and there are no dipoles are called as non-polar molecules. Net dipole moment is zero
because dipole length is zero. Familiar examples are etc.
H 2 , O 2 , N 2 , CO 2 , CH 4 , CCl 4
2. Polar molecules
The molecules in which the centre of gravity of positive charges does not coincide with that of the
negative charges are known as polar molecules. Such molecules, therefore constitutes a permanent dipole
and have a dipole moment. Familiar examples are etc. These molecules consist
H 2 O, CO, HCl, NH3
of dissimilar atoms and their dipole moment is of the order of which means a
1029 colomb-meter
separation of between the centers of the positive and negative charges of magnitude
o 10
: 1A (10 m)
= .
C Co K K 0 A
d
1 q1q2
Fo
4 o r 2
But when the same charges are placed in some other medium of permittivity , the force of attraction
or repulsion is found to be
1 q1q2
F
4 r 2
It is observed that the force between the charges in dielectric medium is reduced by a factor .
K
i.e. or
Fo Fo
F K
K F
K r
o
i.
force between two charges in vacuum or air
K
force between two charges in dielectric medium
ii.
Permitivity of the medium
K
permittivity of vacuum or air
Dielectric Strength ( )
E max
In a dielectric if the applied electric field is increased beyond a certain value, the field will be able to pull
out the electrons from the molecules. As a result there will be free electrons and the material becomes a
conductor. This called dielectric breakdown. The maximum electric field strength which a dielectric can
withstand without breakdown is called the dielectric strength of medium or material .
positive charges is pulled in the direction of electric field ,while the centre of negative charges is pulled in
the direction opposite to the direction of electric field . As a result these non-polar molecules turns into
polar molecules and do acquire a dipole moment due to induction. The induced dipole moment is found to
increase with the strength of the applied external electric field and almost independent of temperature.
The induced polar molecules are aligned in the direction of external field and cause the surface charges to
be induced on the opposite faces of the dielectric. This phenomenon is called as the polarization of
dielectric. The induced charges produce an internal electric field ( always) inside
r r r
Ei Ei Eo
dielectric in the direction opposite to the externally applied electric field. So the resultant electric field
is less than the applied external electric field .The resultant electric field is given by
r r r
E Eo E
r r r
E Eo Ei
If K is the dielectric constant of the dielectric material then the electric field inside the deictic material is
reduced by a factor of dielectric constant K
r
r Eo
E
K
r
r r Eo
Eo Ei
K
or
r r 1
Ei Eo (1 )
K
In case of polar dielectrics, molecules are permanent dipoles and have net dipole moments.
However in absence of external electric field these dipoles are randomly oriented in all possible
directions due to thermal agitations. So net dipole moment of these dielectrics in the absence of
external electric field is zero .When an external
electric field is applied these molecular dipoles experience torque acting on them and tend to
align in the direction of electric field. This alignment of dipoles is opposed by the random thermal motion
of the molecules. The alignment of the dipoles is directly proportion to the applied external electric field
and is inversely proportional to the temperature. If is the intensity of externally applied electric
r
Eo
field and is the internal electric intensity due to polarization of dielectric. Then resultant
r
Ei
r r r
E Eo Ei
When dielectricis placed in an electric field, its molecules become electric dipoles and the dielectric is
said to polarized. When a dielectric is polarized the induced charge appears on the surface area the
Q'
dielectric material and therefore electric polarization is defined as ‘the induced surface charge per unit
area’.
i.e.
Q'
P pol
A
multiplying and dividing Numerator and denominator with d, the thickness of the dielectric material slab.
Q' d
P
Ad
(since )
Q 'd V A.d
P
V
Thus
Thus polarization P is also defined as the induced dipole moment per unit volume.
Since dipole moment is a vector quantity polarization is a vector quantity. The direction of polarization
vector is same as the direction of resultant electric field inside the dielectric. The polarization
r r
P E
is .
C
m2
Consider a parallel plate capacitor having capacity in free space. Let d be the separation and A be
Co
the area of each plate. Capacity of parallel plate capacitor in free space is given as
---------------(1)
o A
Co
d
Let be the charge on each plate. The electric field in the free space between the plates of the
Q Eo
or -------------------(2)
Q
Eo
o A
Suppose a dielectric slab of thickness t and dielectric constant K is inserted between the plates as shown
in the figure. The electric field remains same as in the free space between the dielectric slab and the
Eo
Eo
E
K
----------------------(2)
Q
E
K o A
Now the work done required to carry a test charge from one plate to other is equal to work done
qo
in the free space between the dielectric slab and capacitor plates and work done inside the
W1 W2
dielectric.
totalwork done
W W1 W
i.e. ( )
W (qo Eo )(d t ) (qo E ) t workdone = force×displacement
Q Q
qo (d t ) qo t
o A K o A
Q t
W qo d t
o A K
W
V
qo
Q t
V d t
o A K
Now, Capacity of a parallel plate capacitor with dielectric slab is given by is given by
Q
C
V
o A
or C
t
d t K
------------------(3)
o A
C
1
d t 1 K
or ----------------(4)
K o A
C
Kd t K 1
From (3) it is clear that effect o introducing a slab of thickness t is the same as decreasing the free
n
eq
space by an amount . Thus the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is increased when the
1
t 1
K
Special Case:
If the space between the plates is completely filled with a dielectric then
td
or
K o A o A
C C K
Kd d K 1 d
C K Co
Thus the capacity of a parallel plate capacitor is increased by a factor dielectric constant when the
K
space between the plates is completely filled with a dielectric.
Note : If the space between the plates is partially filled with a conducting slab then effective separation
between the plates is reduced to (d-t) .Hence the capacity of a parallel plates increases.
Example1:Thedistance between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of a capacitance is .A slab of
C d
dielectric constant and thickness is inserted between the plates. What is the capacitance of the
K 3d
4
system? [RTMNU Summer-2007, 2 Marks]
Solution: We know that capacity of a parallel plate capacitor partially filled with a dielectric is
K o A
C'
Kd t K 1
Here t
3d K o A
C'
4 3d
Kd 4 K 1
i.e.
4K o A 4K o A 4K o A
C'
4 Kd 3d K 1 4 Kd 3dK 3d Kd 3d
o A 4K
C'
d K 3
But originalcapacity without dielectric is
o A
C
d
4K
C' C
3
K
Electric field can be represented by electric lines of force These lines of force originates from the positive
charges and terminates at the negative charges. Suppose one lines of force emanates from a unit charge.
Then number of lines force coming out from charge will be equal to the magnitude of the charge i.e.
q
.Imagine a hallow sphere of radius r with a charge at its centre.
q q
The total number of lines of force immerging out of the surface of hallow
sphere normally will be equal to .
q
q
D
4 r 2
In general electric displacement D is equal to the surface charge density of free charges.
i.e.
q
D free
A
1 q
E
4 r 2
we may write
q
D
4 r 2
Thus
D E
Electric displacement is a vector quantity and is directed along the same direction as electric intensity.
The SI unit of is
r
D C / m2
Note: The electric displacement vector represents a partial field in the sense that its sources are free
r
D
charges (NOT bound charges). It has nothing to do with the induced charges due polarization of the
dielectric materials.
Consider polarization of a dielectric slab placed between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor. Let
and be the charges on the plates of the capacitor then the surface charge densities on the
Q Q
and
Q Q
free free
A A
Now the electric displacement is equal to the surface charge density due to free charges.
D free
The electric field intensity in the free space between the capacitor plates is
---------------(1)
free
Eo
o
Due to polarization of the dielectric charges are induced on the opposite faces of the dielectric. Let
and be the induced charges on the faces of the dielectrics. Consequently the induced surface
Qi Qi
charge densities is
and
Qi Qi
i i
A A
This electric field is in the direction opposite to the to electric field due to free charges. Hence
Ei Eo
E Eo Ei
i.e.
free i
E
o o
or
o E free i
Now is the induced surface density on the face of a dielectric and is equal to the magnitude of the
i
electric polarization .
r
P
oE D P
or ----------(3)
D oE P
In vector form
------------(4)
r r r
D oE P
In the free space where no polarization charges are present = 0, (4) may be written as
r n
P eq
-------------(5)
r r
D oE
-----------(1)
Q .dv
V
Now According to Gauss’s law in electrostatics electric flux through closed surface enclosing volume V is
r r Q
E.dS
Ñ
S
r r
E.dS
Ñ
S
Q
or --------(2)
r r
E.dS Q
Ñ
S
But
r r
D E
------------(3)
r r
D.dS Q
ÑS
This is Gauss’s Law for electrostatics in terms of displacement vector
r
D
Using (1)
n
eq
-------------(4)
r r
D.dS
Ñ
S V
.dv
Applying Gauss’s divergence theorem surface integral in LHS of (4) may be written as volume
n
eq
integral as
r r r
D.dS
Ñ
S
div D.dv
V
r
div D.dv .dv
V V
Since the volume is arbitrary this is true for all the volumes therefore integrands must be equal.
---------------(5)
r
div D
or
r
div E
or ----------------(6)
r
gE
(5) and (6) are differential forms of the Gauss’s law in electrostatics.
n
eq s
Let’s consider a boundary separating the two medium as shown in the fig
Let Average normal component of displacement vector to the bottom of the box in
r r
D1n D
medium 1. It
is inward normal.
medium 2
By making the height of the cylinder approaching to zero ( ), the contribution to the total
h h0
outward flux from the curved surface can be made zero.
r r r r
D1n gS D2 n gS Q
( )
D1n S since = 180
r r
D2 n gS D2 n S
D1n S D2 n S Q
Q
D2 n D1n
S
Where Charge per unit area on the boundary of the two medium.
Q
S
Thus the normal component of the displacement vector changes at the charged boundary
r
D
between the two dielectric by an amount equal to the surface charge density .
However if the boundary is free from charge i.e. , then
0
D2 n D1n
i.e. Normal component of the displacement vector is CONTINEOUS across the charge free
boundary between the two dielectrics.
Let’s consider two Electric fields and in the two media. Here we will make use of
r r
E1 E2
the fact that electrostatic force field is conservative in nature i.e. around any closed path, the
potential difference vanishes. In other words the line integral of electric field around any closed
path is zero.
r r
V (closed path) E.dl 0
Ñ
i.e.
r r r r r r r r
AB
E.dl E.dl E.dl E.dl
BC CD DA
0
r r r r
BC
E.dl 0 and
DA
E.dl 0
Thus
r r r r r r
.dl
Ñ E
ABCD
AB
E.dl E.dl 0
CD
Now and
r r r r
AB
E.dl E1t . x
CD
E.dl E2t . x
Tangential components of
r
E2t E2
E1t . x E2t . x 0
E1t E2t . x 0
Thus tangential components of same on both sides of a boundary between the two dielectrics.
Or The tangential components of electric fields are continuous across the boundary.
r
E
Example :Let two isotropic dielectric media be separated by a charge free plane boundary as shown in
the figure .Let the permittivities be .Then show that
1 and 2
Solution: As shown in the figure medium 1 and medium 2 are separated by a charge free boundary
i.e. surface charge density on the boundary is zero. The boundary conditions on and are
r r
D E
----------(1)
D1n D2 n
and ----------(2)
E1t E2t
D1n D1 cos 1
and
D2 n D2 cos 2
Also
E1t E1 sin 1
and
E2t E2 sin 2
sothat --------------(4)
E1 sin 1 E2 sin 2
E1 sin 1 E2 sin 2
D1 cos 1 D2 cos 2
But and
D1 1 .E1 D2 2 .E2
E1 sin 1 E2 sin 2
1.E1 cos 1 2 .E2 cos 2
i.e.
tan 1 tan 2
1 2
So that
tan 1 1
tan 2 2
and
1 o K1 2 o K2
tan 1 o K1
tan 2 o K 2
Or
tan 1 K1
tan 2 K 2
Molecular Polarizability
When a dielectric is placed in an external electric field its molecules becomes electric dipoles oriented in
the direction of the field. Thus the dielectric acquires a net dipole moment and its molecules are polarized.
For linear dielectrics induced dipole moment is directly proportional to the electric field intensity causing
polarization.
i.e.
p E
p αE
where is constant of proportionality to known as the polarizability.
α
p
α
E
If then
E 1 α = p
Thus polarizability is defined as the induced dipole moment per unit electric field strength.
SI unit of polarizability is .
2
coulomb meter / N i.e. C m / N
2
1. Electronic Polarizability
αe
The displacement of the electron cloud relative to the nucleolus in an atom constituting the molecules
induces the dipole moment in a molecule. This is called electronic polarizability.
2. Ionic polarizability
αi
If we have a solid dielectrics whose molecules are made up of ions there is relative motion of positive and
negative ions resulting induced dipole moment. This is called ionic polarizability.
If there are molecules with permanent dipole moments, randomly oriented, they tend to align in the
direction of the applied electric field producing a net dipole moment. This is called orientational or
dipolar polarizability.
Thus total dielectric polarization may be considered as sum of these three contributions
α = αe αi αo
Subscripts e, i, or o stands for electronic, ionic and orientational polarizability respectively. 32-
where
4. Field at O due to permanent atomic dipoles . But in the present case i.e. for nonpolar
E2
isotropic
dielectric
E2 0
E Eo E '
----------------(2)
Elocal E E1
Calculation of
E1
PN P cos
dq P cos .dS
------------(3)
1 P cos
dE1 .dS
4 o r 2
The perpendicular component of at O is zero because they cancel out each other.
dE1
If the area be a ring shaped element as shown in fig. of radius and width , on the
dS r sin r d
dS 2 r sin r d
2 r 2 sin d
P
cos 2 sin d
2 o
the field at O due to the entire induced charge on the spherical cavity is :
E1
P
E1 2
0 o
cos 2 sin d
2
P
2 cos 2 sin d
2 o 0
Substitute
cos x sin .d dx
0
P 2
o 1
E1 x ( dx)
0
P x3
o 3 1
or --------(4)
P
E1
3 o
p Elocal
Now, if there are n molecules per unit volume then polarization P is given by
Pnp n Elocal
------------(6)
P
n E
3 o
D o E P
)
D E
P E o
P E K o o
or
P K 1 o E
K 1 o E
K 1 o E n E
3 o
n E 1
K 1
3
K 1
K 1 o n 1
3
K 2
K 1 o n
3
------------------(7)
K 1 n
K 2 3 o
-----------------(8)
3 o K 1
n K 2
This equation is called as Claussius-Mossotti equation. The claussius-Mossotti equation holds best for
dilute substances such as gases. For liquids and solids, this relation is only approximately correct.
Solved Problems
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