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Electric Current

Problem 3.213

A gas is ionized in the immediate vicinity of the surface of plane electrode 1 (Fig. 3.58 ) separated from electrode 2 by a distance \(l .\) An alternating voltage varying with time \(t\) as \(V=V_{0} \sin \omega t\) is applied to the electrodes. On decreasing the frequency \(\omega\) it was observed that the galvanometer \(G\) indicates a current only at \(\omega<\omega_{0}\), where \(\omega_{0}\) is a certain cut-off frequency. Find the mobility of ions reaching electrode 2 under these conditions.

Reveal Answer
u0=ω0l2/2V0u_{0}=\omega_{0} l^{2} / 2 V_{0}