// Scilab code Ex3.13: Pg 96 (2008) clc; clear; N = 20; // Number of plates in a capacitor A = 6400e-06; // Cross - sectional area of plate, m^2 d = 1.5e-03; // Distance between plates, m epsilon_r = 6.4; // Relative permittivity for mica epsilon_o = 8.854e-12; // Relative permittivity for free space // Calculating the capacitance of the capacitor C = ((epsilon_o)*(epsilon_r)*A*(N-1))/d; // Capacitance, F printf("\n The capacitance of the capacitor = %3.1f nF", C/1e-09); // Result // The capacitance of the capacitor = 4.6 nF