Example 39. A capacitor of unknown capacitance is connected across a battery of V volt. A charge of 120 wC is stored in it. When the potential across the capacitor is reduced by 40 V, the charge stored in the capacitor becomes 40 uC. Calculate V and the unknown capacitance. What would have been charge in the capacitor if the voltage is increased by 40 V ? [CBSE D 17C] Solution. C= 1 = ‘2 I Vy 120C 40 nC V V-40 or 3 V-120=V V=60V «42S : V, 60V When the voltage is increased by 40 V, q=C(V+40) =2 uFx (60+ 40)V =200 uc. eee Scanned with CamScannerCe ee ae aa ee ee Example 43. Two capacitors of capacitance ‘of 6 uF and 12 pF are connected in series with a battery. The voltage across the 6 \F capacitor is 2 V. Compute the total battery voltage. [CBSE OD 06] Solution. As the two capacitors are connected in series, the charge on each capacitor must be same. Charge on6 uF = Charge on 12 nF capacitor capacitor or 6 WF x 2 volt = 12 uF x V volt =1 volt ©. P.D. across 12 ,F capacitor = ~ Battery voltage = V, + V,=2V+1V=3V. Example 44. Two capacitors of capacitances 3 uF and 6 LF, are charged to potentials of 2V and 5V respectively. These two charged capacitors are connected in series, Find the potential across each of the two capacitors now. [CBSE SP 04] Solution. Total charge on the two capacitors =CV, + C,V, =(3x2 +6x 5) nC =36 pC In series combination, charge is conserved. ‘, Charge on either capacitor, q=36 uC Potential on 3 uF capacitor = ae eee =2V , SHE r 36 Potential on 6 pF capacitor = 2. = 96 #C _ 2 Our Scanned with CamScanner»| sics-X 56. Four capacitors are connecteg Example 50:07 ie equivale, 5 1 ore 267. Cae He ponent mpaciteng i the points Hh I ns ta [pt 5 uF (i x and Y : Ics, sy Fig, 2.67 Solution. Clearly, the first plate of 2 ,,p capac the second plate of 3 uF capacitor and the first Dl j 5 uF capacitor are connected to the point 4, of other hand, the second plate of 2 uF capacitor, th plate of 3 uF capacitor and the second plate of Se capacitor are connected to the point B Thus the caps. citors of 2 uF, 3 uF and 5 uF are connected in paral between points A and B, as shown in the equivaey circuit diagram of Fig. 2.68. First 2uF -——l— 3uF A Ik 7 5 uF 10 pF Fig, 2.68 Total capacitance of the parallel combination capacitances 2uF, 3 uF and 5 pF is C=24345-10pF As shown in Fig. 2.69, this parallel combination © Serles with capacitance of 10 HE, in | lt Fig. 2.69 auivatent capacitance between X and Y ~10«10 Scanned with CamScannerExample 62. A network of four 10uF connected to a 500 V supply as shown in py; see mine (a) the equivalent capacitance of the jp, : charge on each capacitor. Netwy rk, on Fig. 2.78 Solution. (a) In the given network, C,, C, and C,a connected in series. Their equivalent capacitance cs given by or 7 10 : «oon, Thel™ a . NowC’ and C, forma parallel combinations 0! fore, the equivalent capacitance of the W! hole net C=C'4+ C= 2 410-2 ur= 39H Scanned with CamScannerELECTROSTATIC POTEN js clear from Fig. 2.78 that the charge on each orca G, & and C; is same. Let it be q. Let on C, be q'. pe . wD. across AB, V,= G = p.D. across Bene G pp.across CD, V3 = 7 3 put tet aV¥ 44444-500 GG %S 1 1,1 —+—+— |=500 or {2 CG, 2) 1 = = 500 or q a - 4 q=500x C= 500 x uc= == x 107°C =17x10°C Also, P.D. across AD = = =500 V 4 = g'= 500 x C, = 500 x 10 uC =5000x 10% C= 5x 10°C. Vv Scanned with CamScanner