12th JEE Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance – JEE Main Question Paper
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1. Considering a group of positive charges,
which of the following statements is correct?
( a ) Net potential of the system cannot be zero
at a point but net electric field can be zero at
that point.
( b ) Net potential of the system at a point can
be zero but net electric field can’t be zero at
that point.
( c ) Both the net potential and the net field can
be zero at a point.
( d ) Both the net potential and the net electric
field cannot be zero at a point.
2. Electric potential at a point ‘P’ due to a 5. For a uniformly charged thin spherical shell,
point charge of 5 ×10−9 C is 50 V. The the electric potential (V) radially away from
distance of `P’ from the point charge is . the center (O) of shell can be graphically
1 9 2 −2 represented as
(Assume, =9× 10 N m C )
4 π ε0
( a ) 3 cm ( b ) 9 cm ( c ) 90 cm
( d ) 0 . 9 cm
3. Given below are two statements: One is
labelled as Assertion A and the other is
labelled as Reason R . Assertion (A): Two
metallic spheres are charged to the same
potential. One of them is hollow and another is
solid, and both have the same radii. Solid
sphere will have lower charge than the hollow
one.
Reason (R): Capacitance of metallic spheres
depend on the radii of spheres.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
correct answer from the options given below.
( a ) A is false but R is true
( b ) Both A and R are true and R is the correct
explanation
( c ) A is true but R is false
( d ) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A
4. Which of the following graph correctly
represents the variation of electric potential
( V ) of a charged spherical conductor of radius
( R ) with radial distance ( r ) from the centre?
6. The equivalent capacitance of the
combination shown is
C 5
(a ) ( b) 4 C ( c ) 2 C (d ) C
2 3
7. A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A

and plate separation d=2m has a capacitance
of 4μF. The new capacitance of the system if
half of the space between them is filled with a
dielectric material of dielectric constant K=3
2λ λ λ λ
(as shown in figure) will be: (a ) (b ) (c ) (d )
ϵ0 2 ϵ0 4 ϵ0 ϵ0
12. Three charges Q ,+q and +q are placed at
the vertices of a right-angle isosceles triangles
as shown below. The net electrostatic energy
of the configuration is zero, if the value of ϱ is
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( a ) 2 μF ( b ) 32 μF ( c ) 6 μF ( d ) 8 μF
8. Two capacitors, each having capacitance
40μF are connected in series. The space
between one of the capacitors is filled with
( a ) √ ( b ) +q ( c )−2q ( d )
dielectric material of constant K such that the − 2q −q
equivalence capacitance of the system became √2+1 1+ √ 2
24μF. The value of K will be: 13. A system of three charges are placed as
(a )1 . 5 (b )1 . 2 ( c ) 2. 5 (d ) 3 shown in the figure. If D≫d , the potential
9. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 2 F energy of the system is best given by
is charged to a potential V .The energy stored
in the capacitor is E1. The capacitor is now
connected to another uncharged identical
capacitor in parallel combination. The energy
stored in the combination is E2 . The ratio
E2 / E1 is:
( a ) 2 :1 ( b ) 1 :2 ( c ) 1: 4
( d ) 2: 3
10. A parallel plate capacitor is of area 6 cm2
and a separation 3 mm. The gap is filled with
three dielectric materials of equal thickness
(see figure) with dielectric constants
K 1=10 , K 2=12 and K 3=14 . The dielectric
constant of a material which when fully
inserted in above capacitor, gives same 14. A charge Q is distributed over three
capacitance would be conccntric spherical shell of radii
a , b , c ( a<b <c ) such that their surface charge
densities are equal to one another. The total
potential at a point at distance r from their
common centre, where r < a,would be
(a) 36 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 4 Q ( a+b+ c ) Q
11. The electric potential at the centre of two (a ) (b )
4 π ε 0 ( a + b +c ) 4 π ε 0 ( a+b+ c )
2 2 2
concentric half rings of radii R1 and R2,
having same linear charge density λ is
Q ( a2 +b2 + c2 ) Q ab+ bc+ ca
(c ) (d )
4 π ε 0 ( a +b + c ) 12 π ε 0
3 3 3
abc
15. Four equal point charges Q each are
placed in the xy plane at (0, 2), (4, 2), (4, -2)
and (0, -2). The work required to put a fifth
charge Q at the origin of the coordinate system
will be
(a ) Q2
2 √2 π ε 0
¿b( ) Q2
4 π ε0
1+
1
√3( )
Q2
( )
2
Q 1
(c ) ¿ (d ) 1+
4 π ε0 4 π ε0 √5
21. 64 identical drops each charged upto

potential of 10mV are combined to form a
bigger drop. The potential of the bigger drop
will be ____ mV.
22. An electric dipole of dipole moment is
−4
6 ×10 Cm placed in a uniform electric field
of 1.5 ×103 N/C in such a way that dipole
moment is along electric field. The work done
in rotating dipole by 180° in this field will be
____ mJ.
23. The equivalent capacitance between points
A and B in below shown figure will be ____
μF .
24. A capacitor of capacitance 50 pF is

charged by 100 V source. It is then connected
to another uncharged identical capacitor.
Electrostatic energy loss in the process is ____
nJ .
25. A capacitor has capacitance 5μF when its
parallel plates are separated by air medium of
thickness d . A slab of a material of dielectric
constant 1.5 having arca equal to that of plates
d
but thickness is inserted between the plates.
2
Capacitance of the capacitor in the presence of
slab will be _____ µF.

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7. A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A

21. 64 identical drops each charged upto

24. A capacitor of capacitance 50 pF is

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