LAKSHYA INSTITUTE

12TH CLASS PREVIOUS YEARS BOARD ASSIGNMENT

CAPACITANCE
Q.1 (a) Distinguish with the help of a suitable diagram, the difference in the behaviour of a conductor and
a dielectric placed in an external electric field. How does polarised dielectric modify the original
external field?
(b) A capacitor of capacitance C is charged fully by connecting it to a battery of emf E. It is then
disconnected from the battery. If the separation between the plates of the capacitor is now doubled,
how will the following change? [CBSE 2016]
(i) Charge stored by the capacitor. (ii) Field strength between the plates.
(iii) Energy stored by the capacitor.
Justify your answer in each case.

Q.2 A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential V by a battery. Without

disconnecting the battery, the distance between the plates is tripled and a dielectric medium of k = 10
is introduced between the plates of the capacitor. Explain giving reasons, how will the following be
affected : [CBSE 2017]
(i) capacitance of the capacitor (ii) charge on the capacitor, and
(iii) energy density of the capacitor.
Q.3 Two point charges 4C and +1C are separated by a distance of 2 m in air. Find the point on the line-
joining charges at which the net electric field of the system is zero. [CBSE 2017]

Q.4 An electron falls through a distance of 1.5 cm in a uniform electric field of magnitude 2.0 × 104 N/C
(Fig. a)

Calculate the time it takes to fall through this distance starting from rest.

If the direction of the field is reversed (fig. b) keeping its magnitude unchanged, calculate the time
taken by a proton to fall through this distance starting from rest. [CBSE 2018]

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Q.5 A capacitor of capacitance C1 is charged to a potential V1 while another capacitor of capacitance C2
is charged to a potential difference V2. The capacitors are now disconnected from their respective
charging batteries and connected in parallel to each other. [CBSE 2018]
(a) Find the total energy stored in the two capacitors before they are connected.
(b) Find the total energy stored in the parallel combination of the two capacitors.
(c) Explain the reason for the difference of energy in parallel combination in comparison to the total
energy before they are connected.

Q.6 A capacitor of capacitance C1 is charged to a potential V1 while another capacitor of capacitance C2 is

charged to a potential difference V2. The capacitors are now disconnected from their respective
charging batteries and connected in parallel to each other. [ISC 2018]
(a) Find the total energy stored in the two capacitors before they are connected.
(b) Find the total energy stored in the parallel combination of the two capacitors.
(c) Explain the reason for the difference of energy in parallel combination in comparison to the total
energy before they are connected.

Q.7 (a) Describe briefly the process of transferring the charge between the two plates of a parallel
plate capacitor when connected to a battery. Derive an expression for the energy stored in a
capacitor.
(b) A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery to a potential difference V. It is disconnected
from battery and then connected to another uncharged capacitor of the same capacitance.
Calculate the ratio of the energy stored in the combination to the initial energy on the single
capacitor. [ISC 2019]
Q.8 (A) Describe briefly the process of transferring the charge between the two plates of a parallel plate
capacitor when connected to a battery . Derive an expression for the energy stored in a capacitor.
(B) A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery to a potential difference V. It is disconnected
from battery and then connected to another uncharged capacitor of the same capacitance. Calculate
the ratio of the energy stored in the combination to the initial energy on the single capacitor.
[CBSE 2019]
Q.9 A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery, which is then disconnected. A dielectric slab having
dielectric constant (relative permittivity) K, is now introduced between its two plates in order to
occupy the space completely. State, in terms of K, its effects on the following: [ISC 2020]
(i) The capacitance of the capacitor. (ii) The potential difference between its plates.
(iii)The energy stored in the capacitor.

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Q.10 The space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is completely filled in two ways. In the first
case, it is filled with a slab of dielectric constant K. In the second case, it is filled with two slabs of
equal thickness and dielectric constants K1 and K2 respectively as shown in the figure. The
capacitance of the capacitor is same in the two cases. Obtain the relationship between K, K1 and K2.
[CBSE 2020]

Q.11 The space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is completely filled in two ways. In the first
case, it is filled with a slab of dielectric constant K. In the second case, it is filled with two slabs of
equal thickness and dielectric constants K1 and K2 respectively as shown in the figure. The
capacitance of the capacitor is same in the two cases. Obtain the relationship between K, K1 and K2.
[ISC 2020]

Q.12 In the given network all capacitors used are identical and each one is of capacitance C. Which of the
following is the equivalent capacitance between the points A and B? [CBSE 2021]

(A) 6C (B) 5/2 C (C) 3/2 C (D) 5/6 C

Q.13 In the given network all capacitors used are identical and each one is of capacitance C . Which of the
following is the equivalent capacitance between the points A and B ? [ISC 2022]

(a) 6C (b) (5/2) C (c) (3/2) C (d) (5/6) C

Q.14 In the process of charging of a capacitor, the current produced between the plates of the capacitor is :
dE 1 dE dE 1 dE
(A) 0 (B) (C) O (D) [CBSE 2023]
dt 0 dt dt O dt
where symbols have their usual meanings.

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Q.15 A parallel plate capacitor (A) of capacitance 𝐶 is charged by a battery to voltage 𝑉. The battery is
disconnected and an uncharged capacitor (B) of capacitance 2𝐶 is connected across A. Find the ratio
of [ISC 2023]
(i) Final charges on A and B.
(ii) Total electrostatic energy stored in A and B finally and that stored in A, initially.

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