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Based on Capacitance 7. A capacitor of capacity C has charge Q and stored energy

is W . If the charge is increased to 2Q , the stored energy
1. Two insulated charged spheres of radii 20 cm and 25 cm
will be [ANSC]
respectively and having an equal charge Q are connected
(a) 2W (b) W / 2
by a copper wire, then they are separate [ANS C]
(c) 4W (d) W / 4
(a) Both the spheres will have the same charge Q
8. Between the plates of a parallel plate condenser, a plate of
(b) Charge on the 20 cm sphere will be greater than that
thickness t1 and dielectric constant k1 is placed. In the rest
on the 25 cm sphere
of the space, there is another plate of thickness t 2 and
(c) Charge on the 25 cm sphere will be greater than that dielectric constant k2 . The potential difference across the
on the 20 cm sphere condenser will be [ANS A]
(d) Charge on each of the sphere will be 2Q Q t1 t 2 Qt t
(a) (b) 0 1 2
2. Separation between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is A 0 k1 k2 A k1 k2
d and the area of each plate is A . When a slab of material
of dielectric constant k and thickness t(t d) is introduced Q k1 k2 Q
(c) (d) 0 (k1t1 k2t 2 )
A 0t
between the plates, its capacitance becomes [ANSC] 1 t2 A
0 A 0 A 9. Force of attraction between the plates of a parallel plate
(a) (b)
1 1 capacitor is [ANS A]
d t1 d t1
k k q2 q2
(a) (b)
0 A 0 A 2 0 AK 0 AK
(c) (d)
1 1 q q2
d t1 d t1 (c) (d)
k k 2 0 A 2 0 A2 K
3. Eight small drops, each of radius r and having same charge 10. A capacitor of capacity C is connected with a battery of
q are combined to form a big drop. The ratio between the potential V in parallel. The distance between its plates is
potentials of the bigger drop and the smaller drop is [ANS B] reduced to half at once, assuming that the charge remains
(a) 8 : 1 (b) 4 : 1 the same. Then to charge the capacitance upto the potential
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 8 V again, the energy given by the battery will be [ANS D]

4. 1000 small water drops each of radius r and charge q (a) CV 2 / 4 (b) CV 2 / 2
coalesce together to form one spherical drop. The potential (c) 3CV 2 / 4 (d) CV 2
of the big drop is larger than that of the smaller drop by a 11. N identical spherical drops charged to the same potential
factor of [ANS B] V are combined to form a big drop. The potential of the
(a) 1000 (b) 100 new drop will be [ANS D]
(c) 10 (d) 1 (a) V (b) V / N
5. The capacitance of a spherical condenser is 1F . If the
(c) VN (d) V N 2 / 3
spacing between the two spheres is 1 mm , then the radius of
12. A 6 F capacitor is charged from 10 volts to 20 volts .
the outer sphere is [ANS D]
Increase in energy will be [ANS B]
(a) 30cm (b) 6m
4 4
(c) 5cm (d) 3m (a) 18 10 J (b) 9 10 J
4
6. The respective radii of the two spheres of a spherical (c) 4.5 10 J (d) 9 10 6 J
condenser are 12 cm and 9 cm . The dielectric constant of 13. Twenty seven drops of water of the same size are equally
the medium between them is 6. The capacity of the and similarly charged. They are then united to form a bigger
condenser will be [ANS A] drop. By what factor will the electrical potential changes
(a) 240 pF (b) 240F
(a) 9 times (b) 27 times
(c) 240 F (d) None of the above (c) 6 times (d) 3 times ANS A

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14. The outer sphere of a spherical air capacitor is earthed. For 22. The diameter of each plate of an air capacitor is 4 cm . To
increasing its capacitance [ANS B] make the capacity of this plate capacitor equal to that of
20cm diameter sphere, the distance between the plates will
(a) Vacuum is created between two spheres
be [ANS B]
(b) Dielectric material is filled between the two spheres
(a) 4 103 m (b) 1 10 3 m
(c) The space between two spheres is increased
(c) 1cm (d) 1 103 cm
(d) The earthing of the outer sphere is removed 23. A capacitor when filled with a dielectric K 3 has charge
Q0 , voltage V0 and field E0 . If the dielectric is replaced
15. Force acting upon a charged particle kept between the
with another one having K 9 the new values of charge,
plates of a charged condenser is F . If one plate of the
voltage and field will be respectively (ANS D)
condenser is removed, then the force acting on the same
(a) 3Q0 , 3V0 , 3E0 (b) Q0 , 3V0 , 3E0
particle will become [ANS B]
V0 V0 E0
(a) 0 (b) F / 2 (c) Q0 , , 3 E0 (d) Q0 , ,
3 3 3
(c) F (d) 2 F
24. A charge of 109 C is placed on each of the 64 identical
drops of radius 2cm . They are then combined to form a
16. Two metallic charged spheres whose radii are 20 cm and 10
bigger drop. Find its potential [ANS A]
cm respectively, have each 150 micro coulomb positive
charge. The common potential after they are connected by a (a) 7.2 103 V (b) 7.2 102 V
conducting wire is [ANS A] (c) 1.44 10 2 V (d) 1.44 103 V
(a) 9 106 volts (b) 4.5 106 volts 25. Two spherical conductors each of capacity C are charged to
potentials V and V . These are then connected by means
(c) 1.8 107 volts (d) 13.5 106 volts of a fine wire. The loss of energy will be [ANS C]
17. The distance between the circular plates of a parallel plate 1
(a) Zero (b) CV 2
condenser 40mm in diameter, in order to have same 2
capacity as a sphere of radius 1 metre is [ANS B] (c) CV 2 (d) 2CV 2
(a) 0.01mm (b) 0.1 mm 26. The area of the plates of a parallel plate condenser is A
(c) 1.0 mm (d) 10 mm and the distance between the plates is 10mm . There are
18. The capacitance of a metallic sphere will be 1F , if its radius two dielectric sheets in it, one of dielectric constant 10 and
is nearly [ANS A] thickness 6mm and the other of dielectric constant 5 and
thickness 4 mm . The capacity of the condenser is [ANS C]
(a) 9 km (b) 10 m
(c) 1.11 m (d) 1.11 cm 12 2
(a) 0 A (b) 0 A
35 3
19. Between the plates of a parallel plate condenser there is 5000
(c) 0 A (d) 1500 0 A
1mm thick paper of dielectric constant 4. It is charged at 7
100 volt . The electric field in volt / metre between the 27. A 2F capacitor is charged to 100 volt and then its plates
plates of the capacitor is [ANS B] are connected by a conducting wire. The heat produced is
(a) 100 (b) 100000 [ANS C]
(c) 25000 (d) 4000000 (a) 1 J (b) 0.1 J

20. The capacitance of an air capacitor is 15 F the separation

(c) 0.01 J (d) 0.001 J

between the parallel plates is 6mm . A copper plate of 3mm 28. A parallel plate condenser with oil between the plates
(dielectric constant of oil K 2 ) has a capacitance C . If the
thickness is introduced symmetrically between the plates.
oil is removed, then capacitance of the capacitor becomes
The capacitance now becomes [ANS D]
(a) 5 F (b) 7.5 F (a) 2C (b) 2C
C C
(c) 22.5 F (d) 30 F (c) (d)
2 2 [ANS D]
21. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacity C . The separation 29. The capacity of a parallel plate condenser is 10 F without
between the plates is doubled and a dielectric medium is dielectric. Dielectric of constant 2 is used to fill half the
introduced between the plates. If the capacity now becomes distance between the plates, the new capacitance in F is
2C , the dielectric constant of the medium is [ANS C] [ANS D]
(a) 2 (b) 1 (a) 10 (b) 20
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30. Two identical charged spherical drops each of capacitance C (a) 7.8 mJ (b) 4.6 mJ
merge to form a single drop. The resultant capacitance is (c) 3.2 mJ (d) 2.5 mJ
(a) Equal to 2C 39. A solid conducting sphere of radius R1 is surrounded by
(b) Greater than 2C another concentric hollow conducting sphere of radius R2.
The capacitance of this assembly is proportional to [ANS D]
(c) Less than 2C but greater than C
R2 R1 R 2 R1
(d) Less than C [ANS C] (a) (b)
R1 R2 R1 R 2
31. If the capacity of a spherical conductor is 1 picofarad, then
its diameter, would be [ANS B] R1 R 2 R1 R2
(c) (d)
R1 R 2 R2 R1
(a) 1.8 10 3 m (b) 18 10 3 m
40. The mean electric energy density between the plates of a
(c) 1.8 10 5 m (d) 18 10 7 m
charged capacitor is (here q = charge on the capacitor and
32. Sixty-four drops are jointed together to form a bigger drop. A = area of the capacitor plate) [ANS A]
If each small drop has a capacitance C, a potential V, and a
charge q, then the capacitance of the bigger drop will be q2 q
(a) 2
(b)
2 0 A 2 0 A 2
(a) C (b) 4C
(c) 16C (d) 64C [ANS B] q2
(c) (d) None of the above
33. A variable condenser is permanently connected to a 100 V 2 0 A
battery. If the capacity is changed from 2 F to 10 F , 41. A parallel plate capacitor has plate area A and separation d.
then change in energy is equal to [ANS D] It is charged to a potential difference V0. The charging
(a) 2 10 2 J (b) 2.5 10 2 J battery is disconnected and the plates are pulled apart to
three times the initial separation. The work required to
2
(c) 3.5 10 2 J (d) 4 10 J separate the plates is [ANS D]
34. In a capacitor of capacitance 20 F , the distance between 3 0 AV02 0 AV02
(a) (b)
the plates is 2mm. If a dielectric slab of width 1mm and d 2d
dielectric constant 2 is inserted between the plates, then the 0 AV02 0 AV02
new capacitance is [ANS C] (c) (d)
3d d
(a) 2 F (b) 15.5 F
42. If the distance between parallel plates of a capacitor is
(c) 26.6 F (d) 32 F halved and dielectric constant is doubled then the
capacitance [ANS C]
35. The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor with no dielectric
substance but with a separation of 0.4 cm is 2 F . The (a) Decreases two times (b) Increases two times

separation is reduced to half and it is filled with a dielectric (c) Increases four times (d) Remain the same
substance of value 2.8. The final capacity of the capacitor is 43. If there are n capacitors in parallel connected to V volt
[ANS A] source, then the energy stored is equal to [ANS B]
(a) 11.2F (b) 15.6 F 1
(a) CV (b) nCV 2
2
(c) 19.2F (d) 22.4 F
1
36. Two insulated metallic spheres of 3 F and 5 F (c) CV 2 (d) CV 2
2n
capacitances are charged to 300 V and 500V respectively.
The energy loss, when they are connected by a wire is
44. If n drops, each of capacitance C, coalesce to form a single
[ANS C]
big drop, then the ratio of the energy stored in the big drop
(a) 0.012 J (b) 0.0218 J to that in each small drop will be [ANSC]
(c) 0.0375 J (d) 3.75 J (a) n : 1 (b) n1/3 : 1
37. Two conducting spheres of radii 5 cm and 10 cm are given a (c) n5/3 : 1 (d) n2 : 1
charge of 15 C each. After the two spheres are joined by a
conducting wire, the charge on the smaller sphere is 45. A conducting sphere of radius 10cm is charged 10 C .
[ANS B] Another uncharged sphere of radius 20 cm is allowed to
(a) 5 C (b) 10 C touch it for some time. After that if the sphere are separated,
(c) 15 C (d) 20C then surface density of charges, on the spheres will be in the
ratio of [ANS C]
38. A body of capacity 4 F is charged to 80 V and another
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 3
body of capacity 6 F is charged to 30V. When they are
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 1
connected the energy lost by 4 F capacitor is [ANS A]

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46. The work done in placing a charge of 8 10 18
coulomb on 3. In the circuit diagram shown in the adjoining figure, the
a condenser of capacity 100 micro-farad is [ANS A] resultant capacitance between P and Q is [ANS B]
(a) 47 F 12F
(a) 32 10 32 Joule (b) 16 10 32 Joule P
(b) 3 F
(c) 3.1 10 26 Joule (d) 4 10 10 Joule
(c) 60 F 2F 3F
47. A 40 F capacitor in a defibrillator is charged to 3000 V.
The energy stored in the capacitor is sent through the (d) 10 F
Q
patient during a pulse of duration 2ms. The power delivered
20F
to the patient is [ANS B]
4. The capacities of two conductors are C1 and C2 and their
(a) 45 kW (b) 90 kW
respective potentials are V1 and V2 . If they are connected by
(c) 180 kW (d) 360 kW
a thin wire, then the loss of energy will be given by [ANS C]
48. A spherical drop of capacitance 1 F is broken into eight
C1C2 (V1 V2 ) C1C2 (V1 V2 )
drops of equal radius. Then, the capacitance of each small (a) (b)
2(C1 C2 ) 2(C1 C2 )
drop is ...... [ANS C]

1 C1C2 (V1 V2 )2 (C1 C2 )(V1 V2 )

(a) F (b) 8 F (c) (d)
8 2(C1 C2 ) C1C2
1 1
(c) F (d) F
2 4 5. A parallel plate condenser is filled with two dielectrics as
49. If the potential of a capacitor having capacity of 6 F is shown. Area of each plate is A metre 2 and the separation is
increased from 10 V to 20 V, then increase in its energy will t metre . The dielectric constants are k1 and k2
be [ANS A]
respectively. Its capacitance in farad will be [ANS B]
(a) 12 106 J (b) 9 104 J
0 A
(c) 4 10 J 6
(d) 4 109 J (a) (k1 k2 )
t
50. A parallel plate capacitor having a plate separation of 2 mm
0 A k1 k2
is charged by connecting it to a 300 V supply. The energy (b) .
t 2 k1 k2
density is [ANS B]
(a) 0.01 J/m3 (b) 0.1 J/m3 2 0 A
(c) (k1 k2 )
t
(c) 1.0 J/m3 (d) 10 J/m3
0 A k1 k2
(d) .
t 2
Problems Based on Grouping of Capacitors
6. Three equal capacitors, each with capacitance C are
1. A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking n equally connected as shown in figure. Then the equivalent
capacitance between A and B is [ANS B]
spaced plates connected alternately. If the capacitance
between any two plates is C then the resultant capacitance is (a) C

[ANS C] (b) 3C
C
(a) C (b) nC (c)
3 A B
(c) (n 1)C (d) (n 1)C C C C
3C
2. Five capacitors of 10 F capacity each are connected to a (d)
2
d.c. potential of 100 volts as shown in the adjoining figure.
The equivalent capacitance between the points A and B 7. 2F capacitance has potential difference across its two
will be equal to [ANS D] terminals 200 volts . It is disconnected with battery and then
10F 10F another uncharged capacitance is connected in parallel to it,
(a) 40 F
then P.D. becomes 20 volts . Then the capacity of another
(b) 20 F A B
10F capacitance will be [ANS C]
(c) 30 F (a) 2F (b) 4 F
10F 10F
(d) 10 F (c) 18 F (d) 10 F
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8. In the following circuit, the resultant capacitance between (a) 107 joule and 300 paise
A and B is 1F. Then value of C is [ANS D]
(b) 5 106 joule and 300 paise
32
(a) F C 1F (c) 5 106 joule and 150 paise
11
A (d) 107 joule and 150 paise
11
(b) F 8F
32 14. Four capacitors are connected as shown in the figure. Their
23 6F 4F capacities are indicated in the figure. The effective
(c) F
32 2F
capacitance between points x and y is (in F ) [ANS C]
32 2F 12F
(d) F B 5
23 (a)
6 1F 1F
7
9. Two dielectric slabs of constant K1 and K 2 have been filled (b)
6
in between the plates of a capacitor as shown below. What y
x 1F
will be the capacitance of the capacitor [ANS D] 8
(c)
2 0 A 3
(a) (K1 K2 )
2 (d) 2
2F
2 0 A K1 K 2
(b)
2 K1 K 2 k1 15. What is the effective capacitance between points X and Y
d [ANS D]
2 0 A K1 K 2 C1 = 6F
(c) k2
2 K1 K 2 (a) 24 F

2 0 A K1 K 2 (b) 18 F C3 = 6F C2 = 6F
(d) B
d K1 K 2 (c) 12F X
C D
Y
A
C5 = 20F
10. A capacitor 4 F charged to 50 V is connected to another (d) 6 F
capacitor of 2F charged to 100 V with plates of like
charges connected together. The total energy before and after C4 = 6F
2
connection in multiples of (10 J ) is [ANS A] 16. The charge on a capacitor of capacitance 10 F connected
(a) 1.5 and 1.33 (b) 1.33 and 1.5 as shown in the figure is [ANS A]
(c) 3.0 and 2.67 (d) 2.67 and 3.0 2
11. Two identical parallel plate capacitors are connected in (a) 20C
series to a battery of 100 V . A dielectric slab of dielectric 3 10F
(b) 15 C
constant 4.0 is inserted between the plates of second
capacitor. The potential difference across the capacitors will (c) 10 C
now be respectively [ANS B] (d) Zero
(a) 50 V, 50 V (b) 80 V, 20 V 2V
17. Three plates A, B, C each of area 50 cm 2 have separation
(c) 20 V, 80 V (d) 75 V, 25 V
3mm between A and B and 3mm between B and C
12. A condenser of capacity C1 is charged to a potential V0 . The energy stored when the plates are fully charged is
The electrostatic energy stored in it is U0 . It is connected to [ANS B]
9
another uncharged condenser of capacity C2 in parallel. (a) 1.6 10 J
The energy dissipated in the process is [ANS A] (b) 2.1 109 J A
B
C2 C1 (c) 9
5 10 J
(a) U0 (b) U0 C 12V
C1 C2 C1 C2
(d) 7 109 J
C C2 C1C2
(c) 1 U0
(d) U0
C
1 C2 2(C 1 C2 ) 18. A capacitor of 20 F is charged to 500 volts and connected
13. 100 capacitors each having a capacity of 10 F are in parallel with another capacitor of 10 F and charged to
connected in parallel and are charged by a potential 200 volts . The common potential is [ANS C]
difference of 100 kV . The energy stored in the capacitors
(a) 200 volts (b) 300 volts
and the cost of charging them, if electrical energy costs
(c) 400 volts (d) 500 volts
108 paise per kWh , will be [ANS C]

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19. A parallel plate capacitor of area A, plate separation d and 23. Consider a parallel plate capacitor of 10 F (micro-farad)
capacitance C is filled with three different dielectric materials with air filled in the gap between the plates. Now one half of
having dielectric constants k1 ,k 2 and k 3 as shown. If a the space between the plates is filled with a dielectric of
single dielectric material is to be used to have the same dielectric constant 4, as shown in the figure. The capacity of
capacitance C in this capacitor, then its dielectric constant k the capacitor changes to [ANS A]
is given by [ANS B] (a) 25 F
A/2 A/2
(b) 20 F
K1 K2 K=4
d/2 (c) 40 F
d
(d) 5 F
K3

A 24. Two capacitors C1 and C2 = 2C1 are connected in a circuit

A = Area of plates with a switch between them as shown in the figure. Initially
the switch is open and C1 holds charge Q. The switch is
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) (b) closed. At steady state, the charge on each capacitor will be
k k1 k 2 2k 3 k k1 k 2 2k 3
[ANS B]
k1 k 2
(c) k 2k 3 (d) k k1 k 2 2k3 (a) Q, 2Q Q C1
k1 k 2
20. Two capacitors A and B are connected in series with a (b) Q / 3, 2Q / 3
battery as shown in the figure. When the switch S is closed S
(c) 3Q / 2, 3Q R
and the two capacitors get charged fully, then
(d) 2Q / 3, 4Q / 3 C2 = 2C1
2F 3F [ANS B]

A B
25. Two identical capacitors, have the same capacitance C. One
of them is charged to potential V1 and the other to V2 . The
10 V S negative ends of the capacitors are connected together. When
the positive ends are also connected, the decrease in energy
(a) The potential difference across the plates of A is 4V and
across the plates of B is 6V of the combined system is [ANS C]
(b) The potential difference across the plates of A is 6V and
1 1
across the plates of B is 4V (a) C(V12 V22 ) (b) C(V12 V22 )
4 4
(c) The ratio of electrical energies stored in A and B is 2 : 3
(d) The ratio of charges on A and B is 3 : 2 1 1
(c) CV1 V2 2 (d) CV1 V2 2
4 4
21. Two capacitors of 10 F and 20 F are connected in 26. A capacitor of capacity C1 is charged upto V volt and then
series with a 30V battery. The charge on the capacitors will
be, respectively [ANS D]
connected to an uncharged capacitor of capacity C2 . Then
(a) 100 C , 200 C (b) 200 C , 100 C final potential difference across each will be [ANS C]

(c) 100 C , 100 C (d) 200 C , 200 C C2 V C

(a) (b) 1 2 V
22. In the figure a capacitor is filled with dielectrics. The C1 C 2 C1
resultant capacitance is [ANS D]
C1 V C
A/2 A/2 (c) (d) 1 2 V
C1 C 2 C1
d/2 K1
K3 d 27. In the figure a potential of + 1200 V is given to point A and
K2 point B is earthed, what is the potential at the point P
[ANS C]
4F
(a) 100 V
(b) 200 V 3F
2 0 A 1 1 1 0 A 1 1 1 B
(a) (b) (c) 400 V
A
d k1 k 2 k 3 d k1 k2 k3 P
(d) 600 V
2 0 A
(c) k1 k 2 k 3 (d) None of these 2F
d

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28. The charge on 4 F capacitor in the given circuit is .... in C
[ANS B]
1F
4F
(a) 12 5F
(b) 24 3F
(c) 36 1. To form a composite 16F, 1000V capacitor from a supply
(d) 32 of identical capacitors marked 8F, 250V , we require a
10 V minimum number of capacitors
(a) 40 (b) 32
29. Three plates of common surface area A are connected as
shown. The effective capacitance will be [ANS D] (c) 8 (d) 2
0 A (b) Suppose C = 8 F , C' = 16F
(a)
d and V = 250 V, V' = 1000V
C, V C, V C, V
3 0 A
(b) d 1
d 1 2 n
A B 2
3 0 A
(c) d
2 d
m
2 0 A
(d) V'
d
30. Three capacitors of capacitance 1 F, 2 F and 3 F are Suppose m rows of given capacitors are connected in
connected in series and a potential difference of 11 V is parallel and each row contains n capacitors then potential
applied across the combination. Then, the potential V'
difference across each capacitor V and equivalent
n
difference across the plates of 1 F capacitor is [ANS D]
mC
(a) 2 V (b) 4 V capacitance of network C' on putting the values we
n
(c) 1 V (d) 6 V
get n = 4 and m = 8
Total capacitors = n m = 4 8 = 32
Short Trick : For such type of problems number of
2 2
C' V ' 16 1000
capacitors = 32
C V 8 250

2. An infinite number of identical capacitors each of

capacitance 1F are connected as in adjoining figure. Then
the equivalent capacitance between A and B is

(a) 1F
(b) 2F
8 capacitors
1 16 capacitors
(c) F
2

(d)
A B

1 1 1
(b) This combination forms a G.P. S 1 ......
2 4 8
a
Sum of infinite G.P. S
1r
1
Here a = first term = 1 and r = common ratio
2
1
S 2 Ceq 2F
1
1
2

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3. Two condensers of capacities 2C and C are joined in (a) 3 : 1
parallel and charged upto potential V. The battery is (b) 5 : 1
removed and the condenser of capacity C is filled
(c) 3 : 5 V A B
completely with a medium of dielectric constant K. The p.d.
across the capacitors will now be (d) 5 : 3
3V 3V
(a) (b)
K2 K (c) Initially potential difference across both the capacitor is
V V same hence energy of the system is
(c) (d)
K2 K 1 1
U1 CV 2 CV 2 CV 2 (i)
2 2
(a) q1 2CV , q2 CV In the second case when key K is opened and dielectric
medium is filled between the plates, capacitance of both
Now condenser of capacity C is filled with dielectric K, the capacitors becomes 3C, while potential difference
therefore C2 = KC V
As charge is conserved across A is V and potential difference across B is
3
3CV 3V hence energy of the system now is
q1 q2 (C2' 2C)V ' V '
(K 2)C K 2 1 1 V
2
10
U2 (3C)V 2 (3C) CV 2 (ii)
2 2 3 6
4. In the figure below, what is the potential difference between
So, U1 3
the point A and B and between B and C respectively in U2 5
steady state 3F 1F
B 6. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C is connected to a
battery and is charged to a potential difference V. Another
3F 1F capacitor of capacitance 2C is connected to another battery
and is charged to potential difference 2V. The charging
1F batteries are now disconnected and the capacitors are
10
20 100V connected in parallel to each other in such a way that the
positive terminal of one is connected to the negative
A C terminal of the other. The final energy of the configuration is
(a) VAB VBC 100 V (b) VAB 75 V, VBC 25 V 25CV 2
(a) Zero (b)
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(c) VAB 25 V, VBC 75 V (d) VAB VBC 50 V
3CV 2 9CV 2
(3 3) (1 1) 6 2 5 (c) (d)
(c) Ceq 1 1 F 2 2
(3 3) (1 1) 6 2 2
(c) Total charge (2C) (2V) (C) (V) 3CV
5
Q CV 100 250C 3CV
2 Common potential V
3C
6 2
Charge in 6 F branch VC 100 150 C 1 3
6 2 Energy (3C) (V )2 CV 2
2 2
B
7. Condenser A has a capacity of 15 F when it is filled with
6F 2F a medium of dielectric constant 15. Another condenser B
has a capacity of 1F with air between the plates. Both are
1F charged separately by a battery of 100 V . After charging,
both are connected in parallel without the battery and the
A C dielectric medium being removed. The common potential
100 V
now is
150
VAB 25 V and VBC 100 VAB 75 V (a) 400V (b) 800 V
6
5. Figure given below shows two identical parallel plate (c) 1200 V (d) 1600 V
capacitors connected to a battery with switch S closed. The
(b) Charge on capacitor A is given by
switch is now opened and the free space between the plate
Q1 15 10 6 100 15 10 4 C
of capacitors is filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant 3.
What will be the ratio of total electrostatic energy stored in Charge on capacitor B is given by
both capacitors before and after the introduction of the Q 2 1 10 6 100 10 4 C
dielectric

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Capacity of capacitor A after removing dielectric Q Q
15 10 6 + +
1F
15 Q = 60 pC Q = 60 pC
2pF 2pF + +
Now when both capacitors are connected in parallel
their equivalent capacitance will be Ceq 1 1 2F
V1 = 30 V V2 = 30 V
(15 10 4 ) (1 10 4 )
So common potential 800V . +
2 10 6 50 V
when S3 is closed V1 30V and V2 20V
8. In an isolated parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C, the
four surface have charges Q1 , Q 2 , Q 3 and Q4 as shown. 10. The plates of a parallel plate condenser are pulled apart with a
The potential difference between the plates is velocity v . If at any instant their mutual distance of
separation is d , then the magnitude of the time of rate of
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 change of capacity depends on d as follows
(a)
2C 1 1
Q1 Q3 (a) (b)
d d2
Q 2 Q3 Q2 Q4 (c) d2 (d) d
(b)
2C 0 A dC d 1
(b) C ; 0 A
Q 2 Q3 x dt dt x
(c)
2C 0 A dx 0 A dx

Q1 Q4 x 2 dt d 2 dt
(d)
2C dC 0 A dC 1
2 v i.e. 2
dt d dt d
(c) Plane conducting surfaces facing each other must have
equal and opposite charge densities. Here as the plate areas 11. A fully charged capacitor has a capacitance C. It is
are equal, Q2 Q3 . discharged through a small coil of resistance wire embedded
The charge on a capacitor means the charge on the inner in a thermally insulated block of specific heat capacity s
and mass m. If the temperature of the block is raised by
surface of the positive plate (here it is Q2 )
T , the potential difference V across the capacitance is
charge
Potential difference between the plates
capacitanc e msT 2msT
(a) (b)
Q 2Q 2 Q (Q 2 ) Q 2 Q3 C C
2 2 .
C 2C 2C 2C 2mCT mCT
(c) (d)
9. For the circuit shown, which of the following statements is s s
true 1
(b) CV 2 m.s.T
V1=30V V2=20V 2
S1 + S3 + S2
2msT
V
C1=2pF C2=3pF C

12. A network of four capacitors of capacity equal to
(a) With S1 closed, V1 15 V, V2 20 V C1 C, C2 2C, C3 3C and C4 4C are conducted in
a battery as shown in the figure. The ratio of the charges on
(b) With S3 closed V1 V2 25V
C 2 and C 4 is
(c) With S1 and S2 closed V1 V2 0
22
(a) C2 = 2C
(d) With S1 and S3 closed, V1 30 V, V2 20 V 3
3
(b)
(d) Charges on capacitors are Q1 30 2 6 pC and 22 C1 = C C3 = 3C
C4 = 4C
Q2 20 3 60 pC or Q1 Q2 Q (say) 7
(c)
4
The situation is situation is similar as the two capacitors 4
in series are first charged with a battery of emf 50 V and (d) V
7
then disconnected

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(b) The given circuit can be redrawn as follows
V
V
(a) (b)
Q A C1 C2 C3
Line (A)
C4 = 4C
Line (B) X
X
QB V V
(c) (d)
V
C1 C2 C3 6C
Ceq
C1 C2 C2 C3 C3 C1 11
QA C 6C / 11 3
A X X
QB CB 4C 22 3. Figure (a) shows two capacitors connected in series and
joined to a battery. The graph in figure (b) shows the
13. A 4 F capacitor, a resistance of 2.5 M is in series with 12 V variation in potential as one moves from left to right on the
battery. Find the time after which the potential difference branch containing the capacitors, if [MP PMT 1999]
across the capacitor is 3 times the potential difference across
the resistor. [Given ln(2)= 0.693 Y

(a) 13.86 s (b) 6.93 s

(c) 7 s (d) 14 s
X
t t
V 1 C1 C2
(a) VR 0 = V0 e RC = e 10 (a) (b)
4 4
t (a) C1 C2
t
4 log e 4
e 10 t 10 log 4 = 13.86 s (b) C1 C2
10
(RC = 2.5 106 4 10-6 = 10) (c) C1 C2
(d) The information is not sufficient to decide the relation
between C1 and C2
4. During charging a capacitor variation of potential V of the
capacitor with time t is shown as [MP PET 2003]

1. What physical quantities may X and Y represent ? ( Y

(a) V (b) V
represents the first mentioned quantity)
Y [NCERT 1978; MP PMT 2003]

O t O t

X (c) V (d) V

(a) Pressure v/s temperature of a given gas (constant volume)

(b) Kinetic energy v/s velocity of a particle O t O t
(c) Capacitance v/s charge to give a constant potential 5. Change Q on a capacitor varies with voltage V as shown in
(d) Potential v/s capacitance to give a constant charge the figure, where Q is taken along the X-axis and V along
the Y-axis. The area of triangle OAB represents
2. Between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor a dielectric
[Kerala (Engg.) 2001]
plate is introduced just to fill the space between the plates.
Y
The capacitor is charged and later disconnected from the (a) Capacitance A
battery. The dielectric plate is slowly drawn out of the (b) Capacitive reactance V
capacitor parallel to the plates. The plot of the potential (c) Magnetic field between the plates
difference across the plates and the length of the dielectric
(d) Energy stored in the capacitor
plate drawn out is [MP PET 1997] X
O B
Q

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6. Equipotential surfaces are shown in figure. Then the electric
field strength will be (c) (d)
Y Y
10V 20V 30V
Y
E E
(cm)

x x
30 X X
O X O O
10 20 30 (cm)

10. In an RC circuit while charging, the graph of in i versus time

(a) 100 Vm1 along X-axis
is as shown by the dotted line in the diagram figure, where i
(b) 100 Vm1 along Y-axis
is the current. When the value of the resistance is doubled,
(c) 200 Vm1 at an angle 120o with X-axis
which of the solid curve best represents the variation of in i
(d) 50 Vm1 at an angle 120o with X-axis
versus time [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2004]
7. Three identical capacitors are given a charge Q each and
they are then allowed to discharge through resistance R1, R2 Y
and R3. Their charges, as a function of time shown in the S
graph below. The smallest of the three resistance is
R

log i
Q
Q
P
R3 X
R2 t
R1
(a) P (b) Q
t
(c) R (d) S
(a) R3 (b) R2
11. Two concentric conducting thin spherical shells A, and B
(c) R1 (d) Cannot be predicted
having radii rA and rB ( (rB rA ) are charged to QA and
8. A condenser of 2F capacitance is charged steadily from 0
to 5 Coulomb. Which of the following graphs correctly QB (| QB || QA |) . The electrical field along a line,
represents the variation of potential difference across its
(passing through the centre) is [AIIMS 2005]
plates with respect to the charge on the condenser
(a) (b)
V ( 10 V) 6
V ( 106 V) (a) E (b) E
2.5
5

0 rA rB x
0 rA rB
(c) 5 Q (d) 5 Q (c) (d)
6 E E
V ( 10 V)
5 V ( 106 V)
2.5
0 x 0 rB x
rA rB rA

5 Q 5 Q
9. Two identical point charges are placed at a separation of d.
P is a point on the line joining the charges, at a distance x
from any one charge. The field at P is E, E is plotted against
x for values of x from close to zero to slightly less than d.
Which of the following represents the resulting curve

(a) (b)
Y Y

E E

X X
O x O x

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