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1.A network of four 10 μF capacitors is connected to a 500 V supply as shown in Fig. 2.76.
Determine (a) the equivalent capacitance of the network, (b) the charge on each capacitor.
[NCERT]

2Find the equivalent capacitance between points A and B for the network shown in Fig. 2.89.

3.For the network shown in Fig. 2.86, calculate the equivalent capacitance between points A
and B.
(Ans. 6 μF)

4.Find the equivalent capacitance between the points A and B of the network of capacitors shown
in Fig. 2.92. (Ans. lμF)

5.Find the capacitance between the points A and B of the assembly shown in Fig. 2.93.
(Ans. 2.25 μF)
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6. Find the potential difference between the points A and B of the arrangement shown in Fig. 2.99.
(Ans. - 8 V)

7.Two identical capacitors of 12 pF each are connected in series across a battery of 50 V. How
much electrostatic energy is stored in the combination? If these were connected in parallel across
the same battery, how much energy will be stored in the combination now? Also find the charge
drawn from the battery in each case.
(i) A 900 pF capacitor is charged by a 100 V battery. Flow much electrostatic energy is stored
by the capacitor?
(ii) The capacitor is disconnected from the battery and connected to another 900 pF capacitor.
What is the electrostatic energy stored by the system?
(Hi) Where has the remainder of the energy gone?
8.Two capacitors of unknown capacitances C1 and C2 are connected first in series and then in
parallel across a battery of 100 V. If the energy stored in the two combinations is 0.045 J and 0.25
J respectively, determine the values of C1 and C2. Also calculate the charge on each capacitor in
parallel combination.
[CBSE D 15]
Solution. For series combination, we have
1 𝐶1 𝐶2 2
𝑈= 𝑉
2 𝐶1 + 𝐶2
1 𝐶 𝐶
∴ 0.045 = 2 𝐶 1+𝐶2 × (100)2 …(i)
1 2

For parallel combination, we have U = (C1+C2)

1
𝑈 = (𝐶1 + 𝐶2 )𝑉 2
2
1
∴0.25 = 2 (𝐶1 + 𝐶2 ) × (100)2

Or 𝐶1 + 𝐶2 = 0.5 × 10−4 … (𝑖𝑖)

1 𝐶 𝐶
2

1 2 2
From (i), 0.045 = 2 × 0.5×10 −4 × (100)
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Now (𝐶1 − 𝐶2 )2 = (𝐶1 + 𝐶2 )2 − 4𝐶1 𝐶2

(𝐶1 − 𝐶2 )2 = (𝐶1 + 𝐶2 )2 − 4𝐶1 𝐶2
= (0.25 − 0.180) × 10−8 = 0.07 × 10−8
∴ 𝐶1 − 𝐶2 = √0.07 × 10−4 = 026 × 10−4 ... (iii)
On solving (ii) and (iii), we get
q = 0.38 × 10-4 F and C2 = 0.12 × 10-4 F Charges on capacitors C1 and C2 in parallel
combination are :
Q1 = C1V = 0.38 × 10-4× 100 C = 0.38 × 10-2 C
Q2 = C2V =0.12 ×10-4× 100 C = 0.12 ×10-2 C.
9.shows two identical capacitors, Cj and C2, each ofl μF capacitance connected to a battery of 6
V. Initially switch 'S' is closed. After some time 'S' is left open and dielectric slabs of dielectric
constant K=3 are

Fig. 2.123
inserted to fill completely the space between the plates of the two capacitors. How will the (i)
charge and (ii) potential difference betiveen the plates of the capacitors be affected after the
slabs are inserted?
10.A parallel plate capacitor, of capacitance 20 μF, is connected to a 100 V supply. After sometime
the battery is disconnected, and the space, between the plates of the capacitor is filled with a
dielectric, of dielectric constant 5. Calculate the energy stored in the capacitor (i) before (ii) after
the dielectric has been put in between its plates.
11.A slab of material of dielectric constant K has the same area as the plates of a parallel plate
capacitor but has a thickness 3d / 4, where d is the separation of the plates. How is the
capacitance changed when the slab is inserted between the plates?
12. A capacitor is filled with two dielectrics of the same dimensions but of dielectric constants K1
=2 and K2 =3. Find the ratio of capacities in two possible arrangements. [MNREC 85]

(a)
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13.A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a potential difference ‘V’ by a d.c. source.
The capacitor is then disconnected from the source. If the distance between the plates is
doubled, state with reason how the following will change : (i) electric field between the
plates, (ii) capacitance and (iii) energy stored in the capacitor. [CBSE D 01; OD 11,16]
14.Capacitors P, Q and R have each a capacity C. A battery can charge the capacitor P
to a potential difference V. If after charging P, the battery is disconnected from it and the
charged capacitor P is connected in following separate instances to Q and R :
(i) to Q in parallel, and
(ii) to R in series, then what will be the potential differences between the plates of P in the
two instances ?
15.Two identical capacitors C1 and C2 are connected to a battery B, as shown in Fig. 2.158.
A dielectric slab is slipped between the plates of C2, the battery remaining connected. What
happens to the charge, the capacitance, the potential difference and stored energy of each
capacitor ?

16.A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery. After some time the battery is
disconnected and a dielectric slab with its thickness equal to the plate separation is
inserted between the plates. What change, in any will take place in (i) charge on the
plates (ii) electric field intensity between the plates (iii) the capacitance of the capacitor,
(iv) potential difference between the plates and (v) the energy stored in the capacitor ?
Justify your answer in each case.

17.A parallel plate capacitor, each with plate area A and separation d, is charged to a
potential difference V. The battery used to charge it remains connected. A dielectric slab
of thickness d and dielectric constant κ is now placed between the plates. What change, if
any, will take place in : (i) charge on plates (ii) electric field intensity between the plates
(iii) capacitance of the capacitor ?
18.. Three identical parallel plate (air) capacitors C1, C2, C3 have capacitances C each. The space
between their plates is now filled with dielectrics as shown. If all the three capacitors, still have
equal capacitances, obtain the relation between the dielectric constants κ1, κ2, κ3 and κ4. [CBSE
Sample Paper 2011]
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19. A capacitor is made of a flat plate of area A and a second plate having a stair-like structure,
as shown in Fig. 2.183. The width of each stair is a and the height is b. Find the capacitance of
the assembly.

20.What is the capacitance of arrangement of 4 plates of area A at distance d in air in Fig. 2.179

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