A4_11 So much potential but, alas, it's a loose wire

Authors

  • Josh Finn University of Leicester
  • Peter Millington-Hotze University of Leicester
  • Elsa Monget University of Leicester
  • Alex Blewitt University of Leicester
  • Joshua Ford University of Leicester

Abstract

In this paper, we determine the potential difference required to disconnect a parallel plate capacitor from a circuit, due to the breaking of its attached copper wires. We find this value to be 3.8×10^5 ± 0.6×10^5 V. We note that this potential difference would not be possible using air as a dielectric, and a possible solution would be to use water.

Author Biographies

Josh Finn, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Peter Millington-Hotze, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Elsa Monget, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Alex Blewitt, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Joshua Ford, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

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Published

12/11/2019

How to Cite

Finn, J., Millington-Hotze, P., Monget, E., Blewitt, A., & Ford, J. (2019). A4_11 So much potential but, alas, it’s a loose wire. Physics Special Topics, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3394

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2019): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles