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Electric Current

Problem 3.160

The gap between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor is filled with glass of resistivity \(\rho=100 \mathrm{G} \Omega \cdot \mathrm{m} .\) The capacitance of the capacitor equals \(C=4.0 \mathrm{nF}\). Find the leakage current of the capacitor when a voltage \(V=2.0 \mathrm{kV}\) is applied to it.

Reveal Answer
I=VC/ρεε0=1.5μAI=V C / \rho \varepsilon \varepsilon_{0}=1.5 \mu \mathrm{A}