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AP Physics C: E&M
10.4 Dielectrics
10.3 Capacitors
10.1 Electrostatics with Conductors
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Figure 1. Cross section of the cylindrical capacitor.
Figure 1. Cross section of the cylindrical capacitor.
A long cylindrical capacitor of length \(L\) consists of a solid inner conducting cylinder of radius \(a\) and a concentric outer conducting cylindrical shell of inner radius \(c\) and outer radius \(d\). The space between the conductors is filled with two concentric layers of dielectric material. Layer 1 fills the region \(a < r < b\) and has a dielectric constant \(\kappa_1\). Layer 2 fills the region \(b < r < c\) and has a dielectric constant \(\kappa_2\). It is given that \(\kappa_1 > \kappa_2\). The total length \(L\) is much greater than \(d\). The inner cylinder has a net positive charge \(+Q\) and the outer shell has a net negative charge \(-Q\).

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