Capacitors

1. A parallel plate capacitor of capacity C 0 is charged to a potential V0

(i) The energy stored in the capacitor when the battery is disconnected and the separation is doubled E 1
(ii) The energy stored in the capacitor when the charging battery is kept connected and the separation between the
capacitor plates is doubled is E 2 . Then E1 / E 2 value is
(a) 4 (b) 3/2 (c) 2 (d) ½
2. Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor becomes 4/3 times its original value if a dielectric slab of thickness t = d/2 is
inserted between the plates (d is the separation between the plates). The dielectric constant of the slab is
(a) 8 (b)4 (c) 6 (d) 2
3. As shown in the figure, a very thin sheet of aluminium in placed in between the plates of the condenser. Then the capacity
(a) Will increase (b) Will decrease (c) Remains unchanged (d) May increase or decrease
4. The work done in placing a charge of 8  10 18 coulomb on a condenser of capacity 100 micro-
farad is
(a) 32  10 32 joule (b) 16  10 32 joule(c) 3 . 1  10 26 joule (d) 4  10 10 joule
5. What fraction of the energy drawn from the charging battery is stored in a capacitor ?
(a)100% (b)75% (c) 50% (d) 25%
6. Capacitance (in F) of a spherical conductor with radius 1 m is

(a) 1 . 1  10 10 (b) 10 6 (c) 9  10 9 (d) 10 5

7. A parallel plate capacitor has an electric field of 10 5 V / m between the plates. If the charge on the capacitor plate is 1 C ,
the force on each capacitor plate is
(a) 0.5 N (b) 0.05 N (c) 0.005 N (d) None of these
8. If the distance between parallel plates of a capacitor is halved and dielectric constant is doubled then the capacitance
(a) Decreases two times (b) Increases two times (c) Increases four times (d) Remain the same
9. A capacitor is used to store 24 watt hour of energy at 1200 volt. What should be the capacitance of the capacitor
(a) 120 mF (b) 120 F (c) 12 F (d) 24 mF
10. Change Q on a capacitor varies with voltage V as shown in the figure, where Q is taken along
Y
the X-axis and V along the Y-axis. The area of triangle OAB represents
A
V
(a) Capacitance (b) Potential difference
(c) Energy stored in the capacitor (d)None X
O B
Q
11. The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor with no dielectric substance but with a separation
of 0.4 cm is 2 F . The separation is reduced to half and it is filled with a dielectric substance of value 2.8. The final capacity
of the capacitor is
(a) 11 .2 F (b) 15 .6 F (c) 19 .2 F (d) 22 .4 F
12. A parallel plate air capacitor is charged to a potential difference of V. After disconnecting the battery, distance between the
plates of the capacitor is increased using an insulating handle. As a result, the potential difference between the plates
(a) Decreases (b) Increases (c) Becomes zero (d) Does not change
13. When a dielectric material is introduced between the plates of a charged condenser, the electric field between the plates
(a) Decreases (b) Increases (c) Remain constant (d) First ‘b’ then ‘a’
14. A condenser is charged and then battery is removed. A dielectric is put between the plates of condenser, then correct
statement is
(a) Q constant, V and U decrease (b) Q constant, V increases, U decreases
(c) Q increases, V decreases, U increases (d) None of these
15. Two metal spheres of radii 1cm and 2 cm are given charges of 102 C and 5  10 2 C respectively. If both spheres are joined by a
metal wire, then the final charge on the smaller spheres will be
(a) 2  10 2 C (b) 4  10 2 C (c) 3  10 2 C (d) 4  10 2 C
16. 64 drops each having the capacity C and potential V are combined to form a big drop. If the charge on the small drop is q,
then the charge on the big drop will be
(a)2q (b) 4q (c) 16q (d)64q
17. A capacitor is kept connected to the battery and a dielectric slab is inserted between the plates. During this process
(a) No work is done
(b) Work is done at the cost of the energy already stored in the capacitor before the slab is inserted
(c) Work is done at the cost of the battery (d)Work is done at the cost of both the capacitor and the battery
18. The distance between the circular plates of a parallel plate condenser 40 mm in diameter, in order to have same capacity
as a sphere of radius 1 metre is
(a) 0.01 mm (b) 0.1 mm (c) 1.0 mm (d) 10 mm
19. Force acting upon a charged particle kept between the plates of a charged condenser is F. If one plate of the condenser is
removed, then the force acting on the same particle will become
(a) 0 (b) F/2 (c) F (d) 2F
20. Two capacitors of capacitance 2 and 3 F are joined in series. Outer plate first capacitor is at 1000 volt and outer plate of
second capacitor is earthed (grounded). Now the potential on inner plate of each capacitor will be
(a) 700 Volt (b) 200 Volt (c) 600 Volt (d) 400 Volt
21. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plate separation d is charged to potential V and then the battery is
disconnected. A slab of dielectric constant K is then inserted between the plates of the capacitors so as to fill the space
between the plates. If Q, E and W denote respectively, the magnitude of charge on each plate, the electric field between
the plates (after the slab is inserted) and work done on the system in the process of inserting the slab, then state incorrect
relation from the following

(a) Q   0 AV (b) W   0 AV (d) W   0 AV  1  1 

22. A dielectric slab of thickness d is inserted in a parallel plate capacitor whose negative plate is at x = 0 and positive plate is
at x = 3d. The slab is equidistant from the plates. The capacitor is given some charge. As x goes from 0 to 3d
(a)The magnitude of the electric field remains the same (b)The direction of the electric field remains the same
(c)The electric potential increases continuously (d)The electric potential increases at first, then decreases and again increases
23. Capacitance of an air filled parallel plate capacitor is 10 F. If two dielectric medium are
filled as shown in figure then equivalent capacitance will be
K1 = 2 K2 = 4
(a) 30 F (b)15 F (c) 5 F (d)10 F
24. Three capacitors of capacitance 3F, 10F and 15 F are connected in series to a voltage
source of 100 V. The charge on 15 F is
(a) 25 C (b) 100 C (c) 200 C (d) 280 C
25. A parallel plate capacitor has capacitance C. If it is equally filled with parallel layers of materials of dielectric constant K1
and K2 its capacity becomes C1. The ratio of C1 to C is
K1 K 2 K1  K 2 2 K1 K 2
(a) K1  K 2 (b) (c) (d)
K1  K 2 K1 K 2 K1  K 2

26. A capacitor of capacity C1, is charged by connecting it across a battery of e.m.f. V0. The battery is then removed and the
capacitor is connected in parallel with an uncharged capacitor of capacity C2. The potential difference across this
combination is
 Capacitors
C2 C1 C1  C 2 C1  C 2
(a) .V0 (b) .V0 (c) .V0 (d) .V0
C1  C 2 C1  C 2 C2 C1

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27. Seven capacitors each of capacity 2F are to be so connected to have a total capacity F. Which will be the necessary
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figure as shown

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

28. Four capacitors of each of capacity 3F are connected as shown in the adjoining figure. The
A B
ratio of equivalent capacitance between A and B and between A and C will be
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 3:4 (c) 2 : 3 (d)3 : 2
C
29. The capacities and connected of five capacitors are shown in the adjoining figure. The potential
difference between the points A and B is 60 volts. Then the equivalent capacity
between A and B and the charge on 5 F capacitance will be respectively
12 10 5F 9F 8 F
A B
(a) 44 F; 300 C (b)16 F; 150 C (c)15 F; 200 C (d) 4 F; 50C
30. Three identical capacitors are combined differently. For the same voltage to each
combination, the one that stores the greatest energy is C
A
(a)Two in parallel and the third in series with it (b) Three in series
(c)Three in parallel (d)Two in series and third in parallel with it 2.5 1

31. The equivalent capacitance between A and B in the figure is 1 F. Then the value of capacitance
B
C is (a)1.4 F (b) 2.5 F (c)3.5F
(d) 1.2 F
32. Two capacitors each of capacity 2 F are connected in parallel. This system is connected in series with a third capacitance
of 12 F capacity. The equivalent capacity of the system will be
(a)16 F (b) 13 F (c) 4 F (d) 3 F
33. A 4 F condenser is connected in parallel to another condenser of 8 F. Both the condensers are then connected in series
with a 12 F condenser and charged to 20 volts. The charge on the plate of 4 F condenser is
(a) 3.3 C (b) 40 C (c)80 C (d) 240 C
34. If four plates each of area A are arranged according to the given diagram with A
distance d between neighboring plates then the capacitance of the system
B
between A and B will be
4 0 A 3 0 A 2 0 A 0 A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
d d d d

35. Four metallic plates, each with a surface area of one side A are placed at a distance d
A
from each other. The plates are connected as shown in the figure. Then the
capacitance of the system between A and B is
3 0 A 2 0 A 2 0 A 3 0 A
(a) (b) (c) . (d) . B
d d 3 d 2 d
 36. In the give circuit if point C is connected to the earth and a potential of + 10F
10F
2000 V is given to the point A, the potential at B is
5F
A B C
(a) 1500 V (b) 1000 V
(c) 500 V (d) 400 V
10F

37. Five identical plates are connected across a battery as follows. If the charge on plate 1 be
1
+q, then the charges on the plates 2, 3, 4 and 5 are
2
3
(a) – q, + q, – q, + q (b)– 2q, + 2q, – 2q, +q (c) – q, + 2q, – 2q, + q
4
(d) None 5

38. A capacitor of 2 µF is charged as shown in the diagram. When the switch S is turned to
position 2, the percentage of its stored energy dissipated is
(a) 75 (b) 80 (c) zero
(d)20

39. The effective capacitance in μF in between A and B will be

40. In an isolated parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C, the four surface have
charges Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 as shown. The potential difference between the plates is

41. The effective capacitances between points A and B is (the capacitance of each
of the capacitors is C
A. c B. C / 2 2C. (36C / 17) D. (42 C/17)

42. 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
43. Three capacitors each of capacity 4 μF are to be connected in such a way that the effective capacitance is 6 μF. This can be
done by:
a) Connecting them in series b) connecting two in parallel and one in series
C) connecting them is parallel d) connecting two in series and one in parallel
44. A capacitor with capacitance 5 μF is charged to 5μC. If the plates are pulled apart to reduce the capacitance to 2μF, how
much work is done?
a) 3.75 x 10–6 J (b) 6.25 × 10–6 J (c) 2.55 × 10–6 J (d) 2.16 × 10–6
45. In the figure shown below, the charge on the left plate of the 10 μF capacitor is –30μC. The charge on the right plate of the
6μF capacitor is :

(a) +18 μC (b) –12 μC (c) +12 μC (d) –18 μC