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Ddms P.Obul Reddy Public School, Hyderabad Physics Xii Worksheet Potential and Capacitor

1. The document is a physics worksheet containing 20 multiple choice questions regarding concepts related to electric potential and capacitors. 2. The questions cover topics such as calculating the distance from charges where the electric potential is zero, determining equivalent capacitance in circuits, calculating the potential and energy stored in capacitors in different configurations, and identifying properties that capacitance and electric fields depend on. 3. The correct answers to each question are also provided as the options for multiple choice selection.

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Ddms P.Obul Reddy Public School, Hyderabad Physics Xii Worksheet Potential and Capacitor

1. The document is a physics worksheet containing 20 multiple choice questions regarding concepts related to electric potential and capacitors. 2. The questions cover topics such as calculating the distance from charges where the electric potential is zero, determining equivalent capacitance in circuits, calculating the potential and energy stored in capacitors in different configurations, and identifying properties that capacitance and electric fields depend on. 3. The correct answers to each question are also provided as the options for multiple choice selection.

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DDMS P.

OBUL REDDY PUBLIC SCHOOL, HYDERABAD


PHYSICS XII WORKSHEET
Potential and Capacitor
1.Two electric charges of 9μc and -3μc are placed 0.16m apart in air. There will be a point P at
which electric potential is zero on the line joining the two charges and in between them. The
distance of P from 9μc charge is
A. 0.14m B. 0.12m C. 0.08m D. 0.06m

2.The equivalent capacity between the points X and Y in the circuit with C=1μF

A. 2μF B. 3μF C. 1μF D. 0.5μF

3.A charge ‘Q’ is placed at each corner of a cube of side ‘a’. The potential at the centre of the
cube is

A. B. C. D. 0

4.A 4μF capacitor is charged by a 200V battery. It is then disconnected from the supply and is
connected to another uncharged 2μF capacitor. During this process, Loss of energy (in J) is:
A. Zero B. 5.33x10-2 C. 4x10-2 D. 2.67x10-2

5.If the charge on a body is increased by 2C, the energy stored in it increases by 21%. The
original charge on the body in coulombs is
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40

6.Two charges q and -q are kept apart. Then at any point on the perpendicular bisector of line
joining the two charges
A. the electric field strength is zero
B. the electric potential is zero
C. both electric potential and electric field strength are zero
D. both electric potential and electric field strength are non-zero

7.A parallel plate capacitor of capacity Co is charged to a potential Vo.


A) The energy stored in the capacitor when the battery is disconnected and the plate separation
is doubled is E1
B) The energy stored in the capacitor when the charging battery is kept connected and the
separation between the capacitor plates is doubled isE2 . Then E1 / E2 value is
A. 4 B. 3/2 C. 2 D. 1/2
8.In a parallel plate capacitor, the capacitance
A. increases with increase in the distance between the plates
B. decreases if a dielectric material is put between the plates
C. increases with decrease in the distance between the plates
D. increases with decrease in the area of the plates

9.Three capacitors of equal capacities are to be connected in different ways to give different
capacities. The number of ways in which they can be connected is
A. two B. three C. four D. eight

10.Two plates of a parallel capacitor are at potentials 200V and –200V. If the distance between
plates is 4cm then find electric field at a distance 2cm from one plate in between plates
A. 102 V/m B. 106 V/m C. 103 V/m D. 104 V/m

11.Increasing the charge on the plates of a capacitor means


A. increasing the capacitance
B. increasing the potential difference between the plates
C. decreasing the potential difference between the plates
D. no change in the field between the plates

12.A parallel plate condenser with oil between the plates (dielectric constant of oil = 2) has a
capacitance C. If the oil is removed, the capacitance of the capacitor becomes
A. C B. 2C C. 3C D. C/2

13.The capacitance of a parallel plate condenser does not depend on the


A. area of the plates
B. medium between the plates
C. distance between the plates
D. metal of the plates

14.Following figure shows three points A, B and C in an electric field. If VA, VB and Vc are the
potential at these points, then

A. VA = VB> VC B. VA < VC< VB C. VA = VB< VC D. VA > VC> VB

15.Which of the following is true?


A. joule = coulomb ×volt B. joule = coulomb / volt
C. joule = volt × ampere D. joule = volt / ampere
16.An electron of mass m and charge e is accelerated from rest through a potential difference V
in vacuum. Its final speed will be

A. B. C. D.

17.Three capacitors each of capacitance C and of breakdown voltage V are joined in series.
The capacitance and breakdown voltage of the combination will be
A. 3C, V/3 B. C/3, 3V C. 3C, 3V D. C/3, V/3

18.The energy required to charge a parallel plate condenser of plate separation d and plate
area of cross-section A such that the uniform electric field between the plates E, is
A. εo E2 Ad B. 1/2 εo E2 Ad C. 1/2 εo E2 / Ad D. εo E2 / Ad

19.The electric potential at a point in free space due to charge Q coulomb is Q x 1011 volts. The
electric field at that point is
A. 4πεo Q × 10²⁰ volt/m B. 12πεo Q × 10²⁰ volt/m
C. 4πεo Q × 10²² volt/m D. 4πεo Q × 10²² volt/m

20.Two capacitors of 4μF and 6μF are connected in series and a battery is connected to the
combination. The energy stored is E1. If they are connected in parallel and if the same battery is
connected to this combination the energy is E2. The ratio E1:E2 is
A. 4 : 9 B. 9 : 14 C. 6 : 25 D. 7 :12

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