EXERCISE (S-1)

HCV Worked out Examples(Chapter No.31- 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,14)

HCV Exercises (Chapter No.31- 6, 8, 9 11, 13, 15, 16, 20, 22, 24, 25, 28, 33, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46)
1. In the given network if potential difference between p and q is 2V and C2 = 3C1. Then find the potential
difference between a & b.
+ –

b
a C2
C1
p
q
C1 C2
2. In the following circuit, the resultant capacitance between A and B is 1 F. Find the value of C.
C 1F
A
8F 6F 4F

2F 2F
12F
B
3. The figure shows a circuit consisting of four capacitors. Find the effective capacitance between X and
Y.

4. Find the equivalent capacitance of the circuit between point A and B.

5. Find the charge on the capacitor C = 1 F in the circuit shown in the figure.

1F 1F 10V

1F 1F 1F

1F
1F
1F 1F 1F
1F 1F C=1F 1F

1F 1F 1F 1F 1F

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6. There are six plates of equal area A and separation between the plates is d (d<<A) are arranged as
0 A
shown in figure. The equivalent capacitance between points 2 and 5, is  . Then find the value of .
d

7. Five identical capacitor plates, each of area A, are arranged such that adjacent plates are at a distance 'd'
apart, the plates are connected to a source of emf V as shown in figure. The charge on plate 1
is______________ and that on plate 4 is _________.

1 2 3 4 5 V

8. In the circuit shown in figure, initially K1 is closed and K2 is open. What are the charges on each
capacitors. Then K1 was opened and K2 was closed (order is important), What will be the charge on
each capacitor now? [C = 1F] C1 = 6C K1 K2
() ()

C2 = 3C C3 = 3C
E = 9V

9. In the circuit shown in the figure, intially SW is open. When the switch is closed, the charge passing
through the switch ____________ in the direction _________ to ________ .

10. Find heat produced in the circuit shown in figure on closing the switch S.
2 F
+20 C –20 C
S
+50 C –50 C
5 F

11. The two identical parallel plates are given charges as shown in figure. If the plate area of either face of
each plate is A and separation between plates isd, then find the amount of heat liberate after closing the
switch.

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12. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are given charges +4Q and –2Q. The capacitor is then connected
across an uncharged capacitor of same capacitance as first one (= C). Find the final potential difference
between the plates of the first capacitor.

13. Figure shows three concentric conducting spherical shells with inner and outer shells earthed and
the middle shell is given a charge q. Find the electrostatic energy of the system stored in the region
I and II.

3.5r

q
2.5r r I
II
.
III

HCV Worked out Examples(Chapter No.31- 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
HCV Exercises (Chapter No.31- 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 64, 66, 67, 68)

14. Find the capacitance of the system shown in figure.

15. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are charged upto 100 volt. A 2 mm thick plate is inserted between
the plates, then to maintain the same potential difference, the distance between the capacitor plates is
increased by 1.6 mm. Find the dielectric constant of the plate.

HCV Worked out Examples(Chapter No.32- 26,27,30, 31, 32, 33)

HCV Exercises (Chapter No.32- 66,67,74,79,81,82,84)
16. At t=0 charge on capacitor is q0. Now switch S is closed. Heat loss in 3R is x × 10–6 J. Then find the
value of x. [Given q0= 15C, C = 6/55 F]
q+
0 –q0

R S t=0

2R

3R
17. Find the ratio between the energy stored in 5 F capacitor to the 4 F
capacitor in the given circuit in steady state.

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18. In the connection shown in the figure the switch K is open and the C
capacitor is uncharged. Then we close the switch and let the capacitor
charge up to the maximum and open the switch again. Then (Use the
following data : V0=30 V, R1=10 k, R2=5 k.) R1 R2
(i) the current through R1 be I1 immediately after closing the switch
(ii) the current through R2 be I2 a long time after the switch was closed V0 K
(iii) the current through R2 be I3 immediately after reopening the switch
I1
Find the value of I I (in ampere–1)
2 3
19. In the circuit shown in figure R1 = R2 = 6R3 = 300 M, C = 0.01 F and E = 10V. The switch is
closed at t = 0, find

(a) Charge on capacitor as a function of time.

(b) energy of the capacitor at t = 20s.
20. For the arrangement shown in the figure, the key is closed at t = 0.
C2 is initially uncharged while C1 has a charge of 2C.
(a) Find the current coming out of the battery just after switch is closed.
(b) Find the charge on the capacitors in the steady state condition.

21. In the circuit shown in figure the capacitance of each capacitor is equal to C
and resistance R. One of the capacitors was charge to a voltage V and then
at the moment t = 0 was shorted by means of the switch S. Find:
(a) the current in the circuit as a function of time t.
(b) the amount of generated heat.
22. The diagram shows four capacitors with capacitances and break down voltages as mentioned. What
should be the maximum value of the external emf source such that no capacitor breaks down?
3C; 1 kV 2C; 2 kV

7C; 1 kV 3C; 2kV

23. In the given circuit, R1 = 2, R2 = 3, r = 1,  = 6V, C1 = 1µF and C2 = 2 µF. In steady state the
x
ratio of energy stored in the capacitors C2 and C1 is . Then x will be.
9


R1 C2
r

C1 R2

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 EXERCISE (S-2)
1. Five identical conducting plates 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 are fixed parallel to and equdistant from each other (see
figure). Plates 2 & 5 are connected by a conductor while 1 & 3 are joined by another conductor . The
junction of 1 & 3 and the plate 4 are connected to a source of constant e.m.f. V0. Find ;

(i) the effective capacity of the system between the terminals of the source.
(ii) the charges on plates 3 & 5.
Given d = distance between any 2 successive plates & A = area of either face of each plate .

2. In the given circuit, find the charge flown through the switch from A to B when it is closed.

3. Three capacitors of 2F, 3F and 5F are independently charged with batteries of emf’s 5V, 20V and
10V respectively. After disconnecting from the voltage sources. These capacitors are connected as
shown in figure with their positive polarity plates are connected to A and negative polarity is earthed.
Now a battery of 20V and an uncharged capacitor of 4F capacitance are connected to the junction A
as shown with a switch S. When switch is closed, find :

(a) the potential of the junction A.

(b) final charges on all four capacitors.

4. In the circuit shown in figure, find the amount of heat generated when switch S is closed.

5. The connections shown in figure are established with the switch S open. How much charge will flow
through the switch if it is closed?

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6. A potential difference of 300 V is applied between the plates of a plane capacitor spaced 1 cm apart.
A plane parallel glass plate with a thickness of 0.5 cm and a plane parallel paraffin plate with a
thickness of 0.5 cm are placed in the space between the capacitor plates find :
(i) Intensity of electric field in each layer.
(ii) The drop of potential in each layer.
(iii) The surface charge density of the charge on capacitor the plates. Given that : kglass= 6, kparaffin= 2
7. A parallel plate capacitor has plates with area A & separation d . A battery charges the plates to a
potential difference of V0. The battery is then disconnected & a di-electric slab of constant K & thickness
d is introduced. Calculate the positive work done by the system (capacitor + slab) on the man who
introduces the slab.

8. A parallel plate capacitor is filled by a di-electric whose relative permittivity varies with the applied
voltage according to the law = V, where  = 1 per volt. The same (but containing no di-electric)
capacitor charged to a voltage V = 156 volt is connected in parallel to the first "non-linear" uncharged
capacitor. Determine the final voltage Vf (in volts) across the capacitors.

9. Two parallel plate capacitors A & B have the same separation d = 8.85 × 104 m between the plates.
The plate areas of A & B are 0.04 m2 & 0.02 m2 respectively. A slab of di-electric constant (relative
permittivity) K=9 has dimensions such that it can exactly fill the space between the plates of capacitor B.

A B A B

10V
(a) (b) (c)

(i) The di-electric slab is placed inside A as shown in the figure (a) A is then charged to a potential
difference of 110 volt. Calculate the capacitance of A and the energy stored in it.
(ii) The battery is disconnected & then the di-electric slab is removed from A . Find the work done by
the external agency in removing the slab from A .
(iii) The same di-electric slab is now placed inside B, filling it completely. The two capacitors A & B are
then connected as shown in figure (c). Calculate the energy stored in the system.

10. Two square metallic plates of 1 m side are kept 0.01 m apart, like a parallel plate capacitor, in air in such
a way that one of their edges is perpendicular, to an oil surface in a tank filled with an insulating oil. The
plates are connected to a battery of e.m.f. 500 volt . The plates are then lowered vertically into the oil at
a speed of 0.001 m/s. Calculate the current drawn from the battery during the process.
[di-electric constant of oil = 11, 0 = 8.85 × 1012 C2/N2 m2]

11. A 10 F and 20 F capacitor are connected to a 10 V cell in parallel for some time after which the
capacitors are disconnected from the cell and reconnected at t = 0 with each other , in series, through
wires of finite resistance. The +ve plate of the first capacitor is connected to the –ve plate of the second
capacitor. Draw the graph which best describes the charge on the +ve plate of the 20 F capacitor with
increasing time.

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12. A capacitor of capacitance C0 is charged to a potential V0 and then isolated. A small capacitor C is then
charged from C0, discharged & charged again, the process being repeated n times. The potential of the
large capacitor has now fallen to V. Find the capacitance of the small capacitor. If V0 = 100 volt,
V=35volt, find the value of n for C0 = 0.2 F & C = 0.01075 F . Is it possible to remove charge on
C0 this way?

13. In the figure shown initially switch is open for a long time. Now the switch is closed at t = 0. Find the
charge on the rightmost capacitor as a function of time given that it was intially unchanged.

14. Two capacitors A and B with capacities 3 F and 2 F are charged to a potential difference of 100 V
and 180 V respectively. The plates of the capacitors are connected as shown in figure with one wire
from each capacitor free. The upper plate of a is positive and that of B is negative. an uncharged 2 F
capacitor C with lead wires falls on the free ends to complete the circuit. Calculate :

(i) The final charges on the three capacitors

(ii) The amount of electrostatic energy stored in the system before and after the completion of the
circuit.
15. In the circuit shown in the figure initially switch S is open and capacitor is uncharged. Internal resistances
of the cells are r1 and r2, their emf’s are equal to . The potential difference across the cell of internal
resistance r1 becomes zero long time after closing the switch. Find the value of R in terms of other known
physical quantities. All symbols have their usual meaning.
R R R
 
R
r1 r2
R
R C
R

16. Find the charge which flows from point A to B, when switch is closed.

A B

5F 5F 5F 5F 5F

20V

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17. The capacitors each having capacitance C=2F are connected with a battery of emf 30V as shown in
figure. When the switch S is closed. Find
S

C
C
C

30V
(i) the amount of charge flown through the battery
(ii) the heat generated in the circuit
(iii) the energy supplied by the battery
(iv) the amount of charge flown through the switch S
30e 
18. Two capacitors C1 (6 µF & initial charge q0=   C) & C2 (4 F & initial uncharge) are joined in
 e 1 
series with resistance R (80 ) as shown in figure. Switch S is closed at t = 0. Find charge on C2 (in µC)
at t = 192 µs.
S R

C1

C2

19. If an electron enters into a space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor at an angle 1 with the
plates and leaves at an angle 2 to the plates the ratio of its kinetic energy while entering the capacitor to
that while leaving will be——

20. Calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate condenser, with plate area A and distance between plates d,
when filled with a medium whose permittivity varies as ;
d
 (x) 0  x for 0  x 
2
d
 (x) 0 (d  x) for xd
2
21. A certain series RC circuit is formed using a resistance R, a capacitor without dielectric having a capacitance
C = 2F and a battery of emf E = 3V. The circuit is completed and it is allowed to attain the steady state.
After this, at t = 0, half the thickness of the capacitor is filled with a dielectric of constant K = 2 as shown
in the figure. The system is again allowed to attain a steady state. What will be the heat generated
(in joule) in the circuit between t = 0 and t =  ?
d/2

K=2

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 EXERCISE (O-1)
1. In the circuit shown, a potential difference of 60V is applied across AB. The potential difference between
the point M and N is

(A) 10 V (B) 15 V (C) 20 V (D) 30 V

2. In the circuit shown in figure, the ratio of charges on 5F and 4F capacitor is:
2F
3F
5F

4F

6V

(A) 4/5 (B) 3/5 (C) 3/8 (D) 1/2

3. If charge on left plane of the 5F capacitor in the circuit segment shown in the figure is –20C, the
charge on the right plate of 3F capacitor is
3F
5F 2F
4F

(A) +8.57 C (B) –8.57 C (C) +11.42 C (D) –11.42 C

4. What is the equivalent capacitance of the system of capacitors between A & B as shown in the
figure.
A
C C
C C C

B
7
(A) C (B) 1.6 C (C) C (D) None
6

5. Find the equivalent capacitance across A & B

23F 7F

13F 1F B
A
12 F

10 F 1 F

28 15
(A) f (B) F (C) 15 F (D) None
3 2

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6. An infinite number of identical capacitors each of capacitance 1 F are connected as shown in figure.
Then the equivalent capacitance between A and B is

8 Capacitor

16 Capacitor

A B
(A) 1 F (B) 2 F (C) 1/2 F (D) 
7. Four identical capacitors are connected in series with a battery of emf 10V. The point X is earthed. Than
the potential of point A is
10V
+ –

C C C X C
A B

(A) 10 V (B) 7.5 V (C) –7.5 V (D) 0 V

8. In the given circuit if charge on 6F capacitor is 10 C, then charge on 4 F capacitor will be
2F 2F

3F
4F
E
6F

(A) 40 C (B) 10 C (C) 20 C (D) 30 C

9. In the circuit shown, the energy stored in 1F capacitor is
5F
3F

1F

4F

24V
(A) 40 J (B) 64 J (C) 32 J (D) None
10. A capacitor of capacitance C is initially charged to a potential difference of V volt. Now it is connected
to a battery of 2V Volt with opposite polarity. The ratio of heat generated to the final energy stored in the
capacitor will be
(A) 1.75 (B) 2.25 (C) 2.5 (D) 1/2
11. Three plates A, B and C each of area 0.1 m2 are separated by 0.885 mm from each other as shown in
the figure. A 10 V battery is used to charge the system. The energy stored in the system is

(A) 1 J (B) 10–1 J (C) 10–2 J (D) 10–3 J

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12. Five conducting parallel plates having area A and separation between them d, are placed as shown in the
figure. Plate number 2 and 4 are connected wire and between point A and B, a cell of emf E is connected.
The charge flown through the cell is

3  0AE 2  0AE 4 0 AE  0 AE
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 d 3 d d 2d

13. A parallel plate capacitor has an electric field of 105V/m between the plates. If the charge on the capacitor
plate is 1C, then the force on each capacitor plate is
(A) 0.1Nt (B) 0.05Nt (C) 0.02Nt (D) 0.01Nt

14. A parallel-plate capacitor is connected to a resistance less circuit with a battery until the capacitor is fully
charged. The battery is then disconnected from the circuit and the plates of the capacitor are moved to
half of their original separation using insulated gloves. Let Vnew be the potential difference across the
capacitor plates when the plates have moved. Let Vold be the potential difference across the capacitor
V
plates when they were connected to the battery. new =
Vold
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 2
4 2

15. A capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential difference V from a cell and then disconnected
from it. A charge +Q is now given to its positive plate. The potential difference across the capacitor is
now
Q Q Q
(A) V (B) V + (C) V + (D) V – , if V < CV
C 2C C
16. In the figure shown the plates of a parallel plate capacitor have unequal charges. Its capacitance is 'C'. P
is a point outside the capacitor and close to the plate of charge–Q. The distance between the plates is 'd'
then which statement is wrong
(A) A point charge at point 'P' will experience electric force due to capacitor
3Q
(B) The potential difference between the plates will be 2Q –Q
2C
9Q2 P
(C) The energy stored in the electric field in the region between the plates is
8C
Q2
(D) The force on one plate due to the other plate is
2 0 d 2

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17. Consider a capacitor connected with a battery, capacitor is in steady state. Now plates of capacitor
are drawn apart so as to double the separation in two cases.
Case :
(i) Battery remains connected (ii) Battery is disconnected
Mark the CORRECT statement.
(A) In case (i) energy of capacitor increases
(B) In case (i) work done by battery is positive
(C) In case (ii) energy of capacitor increases
(D) In case (ii) potential difference across capacitor decreases
18. A conducting body 1 has some initial charge Q, and its capacitance is C. There are two other conducting
bodies, 2 and 3, having capacitances : C2 = 2C and C3  . Bodies 2 and 3 are initially uncharged.
"Body 2 is touched with body 1. Then, body 2 is removed from body 1 and touched with body 3, and
then removed." This process is repeated N times. Then, the charge on body 1 at the end must be
(A) Q/3N (B) Q/3N–1 (C) Q/N3 (D) None

19. Three long concentric conducting cylindrical shells have radii R, 2R and 2 2 R. Inner and outer shells
are connected to each other. The capacitance across middle and inner shells per unit length is:
1
0 6 0  0
(A) 3 (B) ln 2 (C) 2ln 2 (D) None
ln 2
20. Three capacitors 2 F, 3 F and 5 F can withstand voltages to 3V, 2V and 1V respectively. Their
series combination can withstand a maximum voltage equal to
(A) 5 Volts (B) (31/6) Volts (C) (26/5) Volts (D) None

21. A parallel plate capacitor is connected from a cell and then isolated from it. Two dielectric slabs of
dielectric constant K and 2K are now introduce in the region between upper half and lower half of the
plate (as shown in figure). The electric field intensity in upper half of dielectric is E1 and lower half is E2
then
K
(A) E1 = 2E2 E1
(B) Electrostatic potential energy of upper half is less than that of lower half
(C) Induced charges on both slabs are same
(D) Charge distribution on the plates remains same after insertion of dielectric
Both capacitors are in parallel
22. A parallel plate capacitor has two layers of dielectric as shown in figure. This capacitor is connected
across a battery. The graph which shows the variation of electric field (E) & distance (x) from left plate.

y y y y

(A) (B) (C) (D)

x x x x
(d,0) (3d,0) (d,0) (3d,0) (d,0) (3d,0) (d,0) (3d,0)

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23. The distance between plates of a parallel plate capacitor is 5d. Let the positively charged plate is at x=0
and negatively charged plate is at x=5d. Two slabs one of conductor and other of a dielectric of equal
thickness d are inserted between the plates as shown in figure. Potential versus distance graph will look
like :
Cond. Diele.

x=0 x=d x=2d x=3d x=4d x=5d

v v v v

(A) (B) (C) (D)

x x x x
24. A capacitor stores 60C charge when connected across a battery. When the gap between the plates
is filled with a dielectric , a charge of 120C flows through the battery. The dielectric constant of the
material inserted is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) None
25. Condenser A has a capacity of 15 F when it is filled with a medium of dielectric constant 15. Another
condenser B has a capacity 1 F with air between the plates. Both are charged separately by a battery
of 100V . After charging, both are connected in parallel without the battery and the dielectric material
being removed. The common potential now is
(A) 400V (B) 800V (C) 1200V (D) 1600V
26. A dielectric slab of area A passes between the capacitor plates of area 2A with a constant speed v. The
variation of current (i) through the circuit as function of time (t) can be qualitatively represented as :

i i
i i
(A) (B) (C) t (D)
t t
t

27. In the adjoining figure, capacitor (1) and (2) have a capacitance ‘C’ each. When the dielectric of dielectric
consatnt K is inserted between the plates of one of the capacitor, the total charge flowing through battery is

KCE KCE
(A) from B to C (B) from C to B
K 1 K 1
(K  1)CE (K  1)CE
(C) from B to C (D) from C to B
2(K  1) 2(K  1)

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28. A capacitor C = 100 F is connected to three resistor each of resistance 1 k and a battery of emf 9V.
The switch S has been closed for long time so as to charge the capacitor. When switch S is opened, the
capacitor discharges with time constant C
1 k

1 k

1 k S

9V
(A) 33 ms (B) 5 ms (C) 3.3 ms (D) 50 ms

29. For the circuit shown here, the potential difference between points A and B is
6C B 2C

6C 3C C 2C

C
10V 20
A

(A) 2.5 V (B) 7.5 V (C) 10 V (D) Zero

30. Find heat produced on closing the switch S

(A) 0.0002 J (B) 0.0005 J (C) 0.00075 (D) zero

31. In the given circuit, with steady current the potential drop across the capacitor must be :

V R

C
2V
2R

V V 2V
(A) V (B) (C) (D)
2 3 3

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32. In the circuit shown, the cell is ideal, with emf = 15 V. Each resistance is of 3. The potential difference
across the capacitor is

(A) zero (B) 9 V (C) 12 V (D) 15 V

100
33. In the circuit shown in figure.
(A) In steady state, there is no current in the 100  resistor
50
(B) In steady state, the current in 100  resistor is 0.08 A 12V

(C) In steady state, there is no current in the 50  resistor

(D) In steady state, the current in 50  resistor is 0.04 A 10µF

34. In the circuit shown, the charge on the 3F capacitor at steady state will be

2
(A) 6 C (B) 4 C (C) C (D) 3 C
3
35. In the transient circuit shown the time constant of the circuit is :

5 5 7 7
(A) RC (B) RC (C) RC (D) RC
3 2 4 3
36. –3
In the R–C circuit shown in the figure the total energy of 3.6 ×10 J is dissipated in the 10  resistor
when the switch S is closed. The initial charge on the capacitor is

60
(A) 60 C (B) 120 C (C) 60 2 C (D) C
2
37. A charged capacitor is allowed to discharge through a resistor by closing the key at the instant t =0. At
the instant t = (ln 4) s, the reading of the ammeter falls half the initial value. The resistance of the
ammeter is equal to

(A) 1 M (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 2M

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38. A capacitor of capacitance C is charged by a battery whose internal resistance is R. The time after which
potential difference across resistor becomes n times to that across capacitor is
 1 n  n   n 
(A) RC n   (B) RC n   (C) RC n   (D) RCn 1  n 
n  1 n n  1
39. In the circuit shown, the switch is shifted from position 1  2 at t = 0. The switch was initially in position
1 since a long time. The graph between charge on capacitor C and time 't' is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

40. A step voltage V0 is applied to a series combination of R and C as shown in the figure. Then,
(A) After sufficiently long time VR = 0 V0 VR
1
(B) As time passes VR decreases as   10V R=1k
t C
(C) After 1 ms, VC = 6.3 volt (approximately) 1 F VC
(D) Initially current through R is 10 mA t
t=0

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 EXERCISE (O-2)
1. Two capacitors of 2 F and 3 F are charged to 150 volt and 120 volt 1.5F
respectively. The plates of capacitor are connected as shown in the
figure. A discharged capacitor of capacity 1.5F falls to the free ends of
the wire. Then
(A) charge on the 1.5 F capacitor is 180 C 150V 2F 3F 120V
(B) charge on the 2F capacitor is 120 C
(C) positive charge flows through A from right to left. A
(D) positive charge flows through A from left to right.

2. In the circuit shown, each capacitor has a capacitance C. S

C
The emf of the cell is E. If the switch S is closed
(A) positive charge will flow out of the positive terminal of the cell C
C
(B) positive charge will enter the positive terminal of the cell
(C) the amount of charge flowing through the cell will be CE.
E
(D) the amount of charge flowing through the cell will be 4/3 CE.

3. In the circuit shown initially C1, C2 are uncharged. After closing the switch
(A) The charge on C2 is greater that on C1 12V
(B) The charge on C1 and C2 are the same C1= 4F C2= 8F
(C) The potential drops across C1 and C2 are the same 6V
(D) The potential drops across C2 is greater than that across C1

4. A circuit shown in the figure consists of a battery of emf 10 V and two capacitance C1 and C2 of
capacitances 1.0 F and 2.0 F respectively. The potential difference VA – VB is 5V
(A) charge on capacitor C1 is equal to charge on capacitor C2 C1 C2
(B) Voltage across capacitor C1 is 5V. A B

(C) Voltage across capacitor C2 is 10 V
(D) Energy stored in capacitor C1 is two times the energy stored in capacitor C2.

5. Four capacitors and a battery are connected as shown. The potential drop across the 7 F capacitor
is 6 V. Then the : 12F
(A) potential difference across the 3 F capacitor is 10 V
(B) charge on the 3 F capacitor is 42 C E 7F
(C) e.m.f. of the battery is 30 V 3.9F 3F
(D) potential difference across the 12 F capacitor is 10 V.

6. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is C when the region between the plate has air. This region
is now filled with a dielectric slab of dielectric constant k. The capacitor is connected to a cell of emf E,
and the slab is taken out
(A) charge CE(k – 1) flows through the cell
(B) energy E2C(k – 1) is absorbed by the cell.
(C) the energy stored in the capacitor is reduced by E2C(k – 1)
1
(D) the external agent has to do E2C(k – 1) amount of work to take the slab out.
2

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7. A parallel plate air-core capacitor is connected across a source of constant potential difference. When a
dielectric plate is introduced between the two plates then :
(A) some charge from the capacitor will flow back into the source.
(B) some extra charge from the source will flow back into the capacitor.
(C) the electric field intensity between the two plate does not change.
(D) the electric field intensity between the two plates will decrease.
8. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plate seperation d is charged to potential difference V and
then the battery is disconnected. A slab of dielectric constant K is then inserted between the plates of the
capacitor 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 the work done
on the system, in question, in the process of inserting the slab, then
 AV  KAV V  AV 2  1
(A) Q  0 (B) Q  0 (C) E  (D) W   0  1 
d d Kd 2d  K 
9. A parallel plate capacitor has a parallel slab of copper inserted between and parallel to the two
plates,without touching the plates. The capacity of the capacitor after the introduction of the copper
sheet is :
(A) minimum when the copper slab touches one of the plates.
(B) maximum when the copper slab touches one of the plates.
(C) invariant for all positions of the slab between the plates.
(D) greater than that before introducing the slab.
10. Two thin conducting shells of radii R and 3R are shown in the figure. The outer shell carries a charge +Q
and the inner shell is neutral. The inner shell is earthed with the help of a switch S.
(A) With the switch S open, the potential of the inner sphere is equal to that of the outer. 3R
(B) When the switch S is closed, the potential of the inner sphere becomes zero. R
S
(C) With the switch S closed, the charge attained by the inner sphere is – Q/3.
(D) By closing the switch the capacitance of the system increases.
11. A parallel-plate capacitor is connected to a cell. Its positive plate A and its negative plate B have charges
+Q and –Q respectively. A third plate C, identical to A and B, with charge +Q, is now introduced
midway between A and B, parallel to them. Which of the following are correct?
3Q
(A) The charge on the inner face of B is now 
2
(B) There is no change in the potential difference between A and B.
(C) The potential difference between A and C is one-third of the potential difference between B and C.
(D) The charge on the inner face of A is now Q/2 .
R1
12. The circuit shown in the figure consists of a battery of emf
S
 = 10 V ; a capacitor of capacitance C =1.0 F and three
R2
resistor of values R1 = 2, R2 = 2 and R3 = 1. Initially the
capacitor is completely uncharged and the switch S is open. R3 C

The switch S is closed at t = 0.

(A) The current through resistor R3 at the moment the switch closed is zero.
(B) The current through resistor R3 a long time after the switch closed is 5A.
(C) The ratio of current through R1 and R2 is always constant.
(D) The maximum charge on the capacitor during the operation is 5C.

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13. In the circuit shown in figure C1 = C2 = 2F. Then charge stored in
1 2 3
(A) capacitor C1 is zero
C1 C2
(B) capacitor C2 is zero
(C) both capacitor is zero 2 1 3
(D) capacitor C1 is 40 C 120V

14. A capacitor of capacity C is charged to a steady potential difference V and

connected in series with an open key and a pure resistor 'R'. At time t = 0, the
key is closed. If I = current at time t, a plot of log I against 't' is as shown in (1)
in the graph. Later one of the parameters i.e. V, R or C is changed keeping the
other two constant, and the graph (2) is recorded. Then
(A) C is reduced (B) C is increased (C) R is reduced (D) R is increased

15. A parallel plate capacitor of area A and separation d is charged to potential difference V and removed
from the charging source. A dielectric slab of constant K = 2, thickness d and area A/2 is inserted, as
shown in the figure. Let 1 be free charge density at the conductor-dielectric surface and 2 be the
charge density at the conductor-vacuum surface.
(A) The electric field has the same value inside the dielectric as that in the free space between the plates.
1 2 A
(B) The ratio  is equal to 2
2 1
3 0 A d
(C) The new capacitance is –2
2d
2
(D) The new potential difference between the plates is V..
3
16. A dielectric slab fills the space between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor. The magnitude of the
bound charge on the slab is 75% of the magnitude of the free charge on the plates. The capacitance of
the capacitor is 480 µF with the slab inserted. The maximum charge that can be stored on the capacitor
is 240 0L2Emax, where Emax is the breakdown field. Choose the CORRECT statement(s)
(A) The dielectric constant for the dielectric slab is 4
(B) Without the dielectric, the capacitance of the capacitor would be 360 µF.
(C) The plate area is 60 L2
(D) If the dielectric slab is having the same area as the capacitor plate but the width half that of the
capacitor, the capacitance would be 192µF.
17. Mark the CORRECT statement(s) regarding the current I through the battery in the circuit shown in
figure.
 K

(A) Immediately after the key K is closed, I = R
1 I C1

(B) Immediately after the key K is closed, I = R  R R1 R2 C2
1 3
 R3
(C) Long time after key K is closed, I = R  R
1 3

(D) Long time after key K is closed, I = R  R
1 2

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18. Figure shows two identical capacitors A & B with identical dielectric inserted between them and are
connected to a battery. Now the slab of capacitor B is pulled out with battery connected :

A B

+ –
(A) During the process current flows counter clockwise in the circuit.
(B) Finally charge on capacitor B will be less than that on capacitor A.
(C) Electric field in capacitor A reduces in magnitude.
(D) During the process, internal energy of the battery increases.
19. In the circuit shown in Fig. initially key K1 is closed and key K2 is open. Then K1 is opened and K2 is
closed (order is important). [Take Q'1 and Q'2 as charges on C1 and C2 and V1 and V2 as voltage
respectively. Then
K1 K2
(A) charge on C1 gets redistributed such that V1 = V2 () ()
(B) charge on C1 gets redistributed such that Q'1 = Q'2
(C) charge on C1 gets redistributed such that C1V1 + C2V2 = C1 E C1 C2
(D) charge on C1 gets redistributed such that Q'1 + Q'2 = Q E

20. A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a battery as shown in Fig. Consider two situations:
A: Key K is kept closed and plates of capacitors are moved apart using insulating handle.
B: Key K is opened and plates of capacitors are moved apart using insulating handle.
Choose the correct option(s). K
(A) In A : Q remains same but C changes.
(B) In B : V remains same but C changes.
C
(C) In A : V remains same and hence Q changes.
E
(D) In B : Q remains same and hence V changes.

21. As shown in circuit C2 is initially uncharged. Now switch is shifted from position S1 to S2 then
(A) Charge distribution will not take place C1
(B) Charge & energy distribution will take place but
E S1
total energy & charge of system (circuit) will remain constant
S2
(C) Charge will decrease
(D) Circuit will release some energy C2

22. A parallel plate capacitor is charged from a cell and then isolated from it. The separation between the
plate is now increased
(A) the force of attraction between the plates will decrease
(B) The field in the region between the plates will not change
(C) The energy stored in the capacitor will increase
(D) The potential difference between the plates will decreases.

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 Paragraph for Q. No. 23 to 24
The charge across the capacitor in two different RC circuits 1 and
2 are plotted as shown in figure.
23. Choose the correct statement(s) related to the two circuits.
(A) Both the capacitors are charged to the same charge.
(B) The emf's of cells in both the circuit are equal.
(C) The emf's of the cells may be different.
(D) The emf E1 is more than E2
24. Identify the correct statement(s) related to the R1, R2, C1 and C2 of the two RC circuits.
R1 C
(A) R1 > R2 if E1 = E2 (B) C1 < C2 if E1 = E2 (C) R1C1 > R2C2 (D) < 2
R2 C1
25. A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a battery. The quantities charge, voltage, electric field and
energy associated with the capacitor are given by Q0, V0, E0 and U0 respectively. A dielectric slab is
introduced between plates of capacitor but battery is still in connection. The corresponding quantities
now given by Q, V, E and U related to previous ones are
(A) Q > Q0 (B) V > V0 (C) E > E0 (D) U < U0
26. In the given figure, a capacitor of non–parallel plates is shown. The plates of capacitor are connected
by a cell of emf V0. If  denotes surface charge density and E denotes electric field. Then

B
V0 A
D F

(A) A > B (B) Ef > ED (C) EF =ED (D) A = B

27. Three identical capacitors A, B and C are charged to the same potential and then made to discharge
through three resistances RA, RB and RC, where RA > RB > RC. Their potential differences (V) are plotted
against time t, giving the curves 1, 2 and 3. The relations between A, B, C and 1, 2, 3 is/are -

V
3
2
1

t
(A) 1  A (B) 2  B (C) 1  C (D) 3  A
Paragraph for Q. 28 to 30
In the circuit shown initially the switches are open and capacitors are uncharged. Switches S1 and S2 are
closed simultaneously at t = 0.
C1 R2 =6

2 F S2
C2

R1 =3 4 F
+ –
18V S1
28. Charge on capacitor C2
(A) 12 C (B) 24 C (C) 48 C (D) None of these

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29. Now switch S2 is opened after a long time interval then charge flow through the S1 is
(A) 12 C (B) 24 C (C) 36 C (D) 48 C

30. In above question the amount of heat dissipated in resistors

(A) 216 J (B) 272 J (C) 68 J (D) None of these

31. For the circuit shown, which of the following statements is true ?
(A) with S1 closed, V1 = 15 V, V2 = 20 V V1=30V V2=20V
(B) with S3 closed, V1 = V2 = 25 V S1 + – S2 + – S3
(C) with S1 & S2 closed, V1 = V2 = 0
C1=2pF C2=3pF
(D) with S1 & S2 closed, V1 = 30 V, V2 = 20 V

32. Two identical capacitors, have the same capacitance C. One of them is charged to potential V1 and the
other to V2. The negative ends of the capacitors are connected together. When the positive ends are also
connected, the decrease in energy of the combined system is
1 1 1 1
(A)
4

C V12  V22  (B)
4

C V12  V22  (C)
4

C V1  V2 
2
(D)
4

C V1  V2 
2

Paragraph for Q. 33 to 36
A highway emergency flasher uses a 120 volt battery, a 1 M resistor, a 1 F capacitor, a neon flash
lamp in the circuit shown in the figure. The flash lamp has a resistance more than 1010  when the
voltage across it is less than 110V. Above 110 V, the neon gas ionizes, the lamp’s resistance drops to
10 , and the capacitor discharges completely. Until the capacitor voltage reaches the breackdown
voltage Vb = 110 V, the large resistance of the flash lamp ensures that it draws a negligible current. The
capacitor charges as if the lamp were absent. At Vb, however, the lamp resistance quickly becomes
negligible, and the capacitor discharges through the lamp as if the battery and the series resistor were
absent. The time between the flashes is the time for the capacitor to charge to Vb. The flash duration is
roughly the time for the capacitor to discharge through the lamp, or about 3 time constant of the capacitor-
lamp circuit. The flash energy is the stored energy in the capacitor at 110 volt.

33. The flash interval is found by solving for the time when the capacitor voltage is Vb = 110 V.
Vb = (1 – e–t/CR), n 12 = 2.5). Flash interval is
(A) 2 s (B) 2/5 s (C) 5/2 s (D) 1 s

34. Time constant (c) of the capacitor-lamp circuit is

(A) 20 s (B) 15 s (C) 30 s (D) 10 s

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35. Flash duration is
(A) 10 s (B) 20 s (C) 30 s (D) 5 s

36. The energy in the flash is

(A) 6.1 mJ (B) 6.1 J (C) 3 mJ (D) 12.2 mJ

Paragraph for Q. 37 to 41
Two identical capacitor A and B, each of capacitance 'C' are connected in series. The combination
connected to a battery of emf E. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant K is introduced between the
plates of capacitor B to cover entire space between the plates.

K B

E
A

37. After introduction of dielectric slab in B, the ratio of capacitance of A and B is

(A) 1:1 (B) 1:K (C) K:1 (D) 1: K

38. After introduction of dielectric slab in B, the ratio of potential differences across A and B will be
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:K (C) K:1 (D) 1: K

39. The ratio of potential differences across A before and after the introduction of dielectric slab in B will be
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:K (C) (K+1) :2 (D) K+1:2K

40. The ratio of potential difference across B before and after the introduction of dielectric slab in B will be
(A) 1:1 (B) K:1 (C) (K+1):2 (D) K+1:2K

41. The ratio of energy stored in capacitors A and B after the introduction of dielectric slab in B is
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:K (C) K:1 (D) (K+1)2 : K2

Paragraph for Q. 42 to 44
In the circuit as shown in figure the switch is closed at t = 0.
R1

E C R2

42. At the instant of closing the switch

(A) the battery delivers maximum current. (B) no current flows through C
(C) Voltage drop across R2 is zero.
(D) the current through the battery decreases with time finally becomes zero.

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43. A long time after closing the switch
(A) voltage drop across the capacitor is E.
E
(B) current through the battery is
R1  R 2
2
1  R 2E 
(C) energy stored in the capacitor is C  
2  R1  R 2 
(D) current through the capacitor becomes zero.

44. A capacitor of capacity C0 is connected to a battery of emf V0. When steady state is attained a dielectric
slab of dielectric constant K is slowly introduced in the capacitor. Mark the Correct statement(s), in final
steady state
(A) Magnitude of induced charge on the each surface of slab is C0V0 (K – 1)
(B) Net electric force due to induced charges on one the plate is zero.

K(C0 V0 ) 2
(C) Force of attraction between plates of capacitor is
2 0 A

8V0 (k  1)2
(D) Net field due to induced charges in dielectric slab is
K 0 A
45. Inside a parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C (without dielectrics) dielectrics are filled which have
dielectric constant k1 and k2 such that k1 > k2 . The capacitor is now connected to a battery of voltage
V then
 k1  k 2 
(A) New capacitance of the capacitor will be  C K1 K2
 2 
(B) Field in dielectric 1 will be more than the field in dielectric 2
A/2 A/2
(C) Surface charge density on the capacitor plates will be uniform
(D) Field in both the dielectric regions will be the same.

46. Column-I Column-II

(A) Plates of an isolated, charged, parallel plate, (P) Electric energy stored inside capacitor
air core capacitor are slowly pulled apart. increases in the process.
(B) A dielectric is slowly inserted inside an isolated (Q) Force between the two plates of the
and charged parallel plate air cored capacitor to capacitor remain unchanged.
completely fill the space between plates.
(C) Plates of a parallel plate capacitor connected (R) Electric field in the region between
across a battery are slowly pulled apart. plates remain unchanged.
(D) A dielectric slab is slowly inserted inside a (S) Total electric energy stored inside
parallel plate capacitor connected across a capacitor decreases in the process.
battery to completely fill the space between
plates. (T) Electric field in the region decreases.

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47. Column–I shows some parameters after completion of event and Column–II shows the arrangements
to which these parameters belong.
Column–I Column–II
(A) Work done by external agent is negative (P) Dielectric is being removed slowly
from a charged capacitor

(B) Electric field between plates increases (Q) Dielectric being introduced slowly
while battery is connected

(C) Energy of capacitor decreases (R) Dielectric is being introudced slowly

in a charged capacitor

(D) Force between plates remains constant (S) Plates of capacitor are being slowly
moved closer

(T) Plates of capacitor are being moved slowly

in a charged capacitor

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 EXERCISE (JM)
1. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 9 pF. The separation between
its plates is ‘d’. The space between the plates is now filled with two dielectrics. One of the dielectrics has
dielectric constant k1 = 3 and thicknessd/3 while the other one has dielectric constant k2 = 6 and thick-
ness 2d/3. Capacitance of the capacitor is now :
[AIEEE-2008, 4/144]
(1) 45 pF (2*) 40.5 pF (3) 20.25 pF (4) 1.8 pF

2. Let C be the capacitance of a capacitor discharging through a resistor R. Suppose t1 is the time taken for
the energy stored in the capacitor to reduce to half its initial value and t2 is the time taken for the charge
to reduce to one-fourth its initial value. Then the ratio t1/t2 will be [AIEEE-2010, 4/144]
1 1
(1) 1 (2) (3) (4) 2
2 4
3. A resistor 'R' and 2F capacitor in series is connected through a switch to 200 V direct supply. Across
the capacitor is a neon bulb that lights up at 120 V. Calculate the value of R to make the bulb light up 5s
after the switch has been closed. (log102.5 = 0.4) [AIEEE - 2011, 4/120, –1]
4 5 6
(1) 1.3 × 10  (2) 1.7 × 10  (3) 2.7 × 10  (4) 3.3 × 107 

4. Combination of two identical capacitors, a resistor R and a dc voltage source of voltage 6V is used in an
experiment on a (C – R) circuit. It is found that for a parallel combination of the capacitor the time in
which the voltage of the fully charged combination reduces to half its original voltage is 10 second. For
series combination the time needed for reducing the voltage of the fully charged series combination by
half is :
[AIEEE 2011, 11 May; 4, –1]
(1) 10 second (2) 5 second (3) 2.5 second (4) 20 second

5. The figure shows an experimental plot discharging of a capacitor in an RC circuit. The time constant  of
this circuit lies between : [AIEEE 2012 ; 4/120, –1]

(1) 150 sec and 200 sec (2) 0 and 50 sec

(3) 50 sec and 100 sec (4) 100 sec and 150 sec

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6. Two capacitors C1 and C2 are charged to 120 V and 200 V respectively. It is found that by connecting
them together the potential on each one can be made zero. Then :
(1) 5C1 = 3C2 (2) 3C1 = 5C2 (3) 3C1 + 5C2 = 0 (4) 9C1 = 4C2
7. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two circular plates separated by a distance of 5 mm and with a
dielectric of dielectric constant 2.2 between them. When the electric field in the dielectric is 3 × 104 V/
m, the charge density of the positive plate will be close to : [JEE-Mains 2014]
(1) 6 × 10–7C/m2 (2) 3 × 10–7C/m2 (3) 3 × 104C/m2 (4) 6 × 104C/m2

8. In the given circuit, charge Q2 on the 2F capacitor changes as C is varied 1 F

from 1F to 3F. Q2 as a function 'C' is given properly by : (figures are C
drawn schematically and are not to scale) [JEE MAIN 2015] 2 F

Charge Charge Charge ECharge

Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
C C C C
1 F 3 F 1 F 3 F 1 F 3 F 1 F 3 F
9. A combination of capacitors is set up as shown in the figure. The magnitude of the electric field, due to a
point charge Q (having a charge equal to the sum of the charges on the 4 F and 9F capacitors), at a
point distant 30 m from it, would equal : [JEE MAIN 2016]
3 F
4 F
9 F

2 F

+ –
8V
(1) 360 N/C (2) 420 N/C (3) 480 N/C (4) 240 N/C
10. A capacitance of 2 F is required in an electrical circuit across a potential difference of 1.0 kV. A large
number of 1 F capacitors are available which can withstand a potential difference of not more than 300 V.
[JEE MAIN 2017]
The minimum number of capacitors required to achieve this is :
(1) 2 (2) 16 (3) 24 (4) 32

11. In the given circuit diagram when the current reaches steady state in the circuit, the change on the
capacitor of capacitance C will be : [JEE MAIN 2017]
r1
(1) CE (2) CE (r  r)
2

r2 r1
(3) CE (r  r ) (4) CE (r  r)
2 1

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12. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 90 pF is connected to a battery of emf 20 V. If a dieletric
5
material of dielectric constant K = is inserted between the plates, the magnitude of the induced charge
3
will be : [JEE MAIN - 2018]
(1) 0.9 nC (2) 1.2 n C (3) 0.3 n C (4) 2.4 n C

13. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two square plates of side ‘a’, separated by a distance d (d<<a).
The lower triangular portion is filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant K, as shown in the figure.
Capacitance of this capacitor is : [JEE Main-2019]

1 k 0 a 2 k 0 a 2 k 0 a 2 k 0 a 2
(1) (2) ln K (3) ln K (4)
2 d d d(K  1) 2d(K  1)
2
14. A parallel plate capacitor is of area 6 cm and a separation 3 mm. The gap is filled with three dielectric
materials of equal thickness (see figure) with dielectric constants K1, = 10, K2 = 12 and K3 = 14. The
dielectric constant of a material which when fully inserted in above capacitor, gives same capacitance
would be : [JEE Main-2019]

(1) 4 (2) 14 (3) 36 (4) 12

15. A parallel plate capacitor having capacitance 12 pF is charged by a battery to a potential difference of
10 V between its plates. The charging battery is now disconnected and a porcelain slab of dielectric
constant 6.5 is slipped between the plates the work done by the capacitor on the slab is :
[JEE Main-2019]
(1) 692 pJ (2) 560 pJ (3) 508 pJ (4) 600 pJ

16. Seven capacitors, each of capacitance 2 µF, are to be connected in a configuration to obtain an effective
6
capacitance of   µF. Which of the combinations, shown in figures below, will achieve the desired
 13 
value ? [JEE Main-2019]

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

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17. In the figure shown, after the switch ‘S’ is turned from position ‘A’ to position ‘B’, the energy dissipated
in the circuit in terms of capacitance ‘C’ and total charge ‘Q’ is: [JEE Main-2019]

3 Q2 5 Q2 1 Q2 3 Q2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
8 C 8 C 8 C 4 C
18. The charge on a capacitor plate in a circuit, as a function of time, is shown in the figure:
What is the value of current at t = 4 s ? [JEE Main-2019]

(1) 1.5A (2) 2A (3) zero (4) 3 A

19. In the circuit shown, find C if the effective capacitance of the whole circuit is to be 0.5 F. All values in
the circuit are in F. [JEE Main-2019]

7 7 6
(1) F (2) 4 F (3) F (4) F
11 10 5
20. A parallel plate capacitor with plates of area 1m2 each, area t a separation of 0.1 m. If the electric field
between the plates is 100 N/C, the magnitude of charge each plate is :-
C2
–12
(Take 0 =8.85 × 10 N  m 2 ) [JEE Main-2019]
(1) 7.85 × 10–10 C (2) 9.85 × 10–10 C (3) 8.85 × 10–10 C (2) 6.85 × 10–10 C

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21. A parallel plate capacitor has plates of area A separated by distance ‘d’ between them. It is filled with a
dielectric which has a dielectric constant that varies as k(x) = K(1 +x) where ‘x is the distance measured
from one of the plates. If (d)<<1, the total capacitance of the system is best given by the expression :
[JEE Main-2020]

Ak0  d  A 0 K  2d 2 
(1) 1   (2) 1  
d  2  d  2 

2
A 0 K   d   AK 0
(3) 1     (4) (1   d)
d   2   d

22. A 60 pF capacitor is fully charged by a 20 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is
connected to another uncharged 60 pF capacitor in parallel. The electrostatic energy that is lost in this
process by the time the charge is redistributed between them is (in nJ) ____________ .
[JEE Main-2020]

23. Effective capacitance of parallel combination of two capacitors C1 and C2 is 10 F. When these capacitors
are individually connected to a voltage source of 1 V, the energy stored in the capacitor C2 is 4 times that
of C1. If these capacitors are connected in series, their effective capacitance will be:
[JEE Main-2020]
(1) 1.6 F (2) 3.2 F (3) 8.4 F (4) 4.2 F

24. A capacitor Ls made of two square plates each of side ‘a’ making a very small angle a between them,
as shown in figure. The capacitance will be close to : [JEE Main-2020]

0 a 2  a  0 a 2  a  0 a 2  a  0 a 2  3a 
(1) 1   (2) 1   (3) 1   (4) 1  
d  4d  d  d  d  2d  d  2d 

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25. A 5 F capacitor is charged fully by a 220 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is
connected in series to another uncharged 2.5 F capacitor. If the energy change during the charge
X
redistribution is J then value of X to the nearest integer is_______. [JEE Main-2020]
100

26. A 10 F capacitor is fully charged to a potential difference of 50 V. After removing the source voltage it
is connected to an uncharged capacitor in parallel. Now the potential difference across them becomes
20 V. The capacitance of the second capacitor is: [JEE Main-2020]
(1) 15 F (2) 30 F (3) 10 F (4) 20 F

27. A capacitor C is fully charged with voltage V0. After disconnecting the voltage source, it is connected in
C
parallel with another uncharged capacitor of capacitance . The energy loss in the process after the
2
charge is distributed between the two capacitors [JEE Main-2020]
1 1 1 1
(1) CV02 (2) CV02 (3) CV02 (4) CV02
6 3 2 4

28. Two capacitors of capacitances C and 2C are charged to potential differences V and 2V, respectively.
These are then connected in parallel in such a manner that the positive terminal of one is connected to the
negative terminal of the other. The final energy of this configuration is : [JEE Main-2020]
3 25 9
(1) zero (2) CV 2 (3) CV 2 (4) CV 2
2 6 2

29. In the circuit shown, charge on the 5 µF capacitor is : [JEE Main-2020]

(1) 5.45 µC (2) 16.36 µV (3) 10.90 µC (4) 18.00µC

30. A parallel plate capacitor has plate of length ‘l’, width ‘w’ and separation of plates is ‘d’. It is connected
to a battery of emf V. A dielectric slab of the same thickness ‘d’ and of dielectric constant k = 4 is being
inserted between the plates of the capacitor. At what length of the slab inside plates, will the energy
stored in the capacitor be two times the initial energy stored? [JEE Main-2020]
(1) l/3 (2) l/2 (3) 2l/3 (4) l/4

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31. In the circuit shown in the figure, the total charge is 750µC and the voltage across capacitor C2 is 20 V.
Then the charge on capacitor C2 is : [JEE Main-2020]

(1) 450 µC (2) 160 µC (3) 590 µC (4) 650µC

32. Two equal capacitors are first connected in series and then in parallel. The ratio of the equivalent capacities
in the two cases will be: [JEE Main-2021]
(1) 4 : 1 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 1 : 4 (4) 1 : 2

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 EXERCISE (JA)
1. In an RC circuit while charging, the graph of ln I versus time is as shown by the dotted line in the
diagram where I is the current. When the value of the resistance is doubled, which of the solid curves
best represents the variation of ln I versus time? [IIT JEE-2004 (Scr)]

(A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) S

2. In the given circuit, the switch S is closed at time t = 0. The charge Q on the capacitor at any instant t is
given by Q (t) = Q0 ( 1–e–t). Find the value of Q0 and a in terms of given parameters shown in the
circuit. [IIT JEE-2005]
R1

S
C R2
+
– V

3. An uncharged capacitor of capacitance 4µF, a battery of emf 12 volt and a resistor of 2.5 M are
connected in series. The time after which vc = 3vR is (take ln2 = 0.693) [IIT JEE-2005 (Scr)]
(A) 6.93 sec. (B) 13.86 sec. (C) 20.52 sec. (D) none of these

4. Given : R1 = 1 , R2 = 2 , C1 = 2F, C2 = 4F [IIT JEE-2006]

The time constants (in µS) for the circuits I, II, III are respectively

(A) 18, 8/9, 4 (B) 18, 4, 8/9 (C) 4, 8/9, 18 (D) 8/9, 18, 4
5. A circuit is connected as shown in the figure with the switch S open. When the switch is closed, the total
amount of charge that flows from Y to X is [IIT JEE-2007]

(A) 0 (B) 54 C (C) 27 C (D) 81 C

6. A parallel plate capacitor C with plates of unit area and separation d is filled
d C
with a liquid of dielectric constant K = 2. The level of liquid is initially..
3 d d R
Suppose the liquid level decreases at a constant speed V, the time constant
3
as a function of time t is [IIT JEE-2008]
Figure :
6 0 R (15d  9Vt ) 0 R 6 0 R (15d  9Vt ) 0 R
(A) (B) 2 2 2 (C) (D) 2
5d  3Vt 2d  3dVt  9V t 5d  3Vt 2d  3dVt  9V 2 t 2

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7. Statement-1 : For practical, the earth is used as a reference at zero potential in electrical circuits.
and
Statement-2 : The electrical potential of a sphere of radius R with charge Q uniformly distributed on the
Q
surface is given by 4 R [IIT JEE-2008]
0

(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True ; statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True ; statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True
8. At time t=0, a battery of 10V is connected across points A and B in the given circuit. If the capacitors
have no charge initially, at what time (in seconds) does the voltage across them become 4V?
[Take : n 5 = 1.6, n3 = 1.1] [IIT JEE-2010]

9. A 2F capacitor is charged as shown in figure. The percentage of its

stored energy dissipated after the switch S is turned to position 2 is
[IIT JEE-2010]
(A) 0%
(B) 20%
(C) 75%
(D) 80%

10. In the given circuit, a charge of +80 C is given to the upper plate of the 4F capacitor. Then in the
steady state, the charge on the upper plate of the 3F capacitor is : [IIT JEE-2012]

+80C
4F

2F 3F

(A) +32 C (B) +40 C (C) +48 C (D) +80 C

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11. In the circuit shown in the figure, there are two parallel plate capacitors each of the capacitance C. The
switch S1 is pressed first to fully charge the capacitor C1 and then released. The switch S2 is then pressed
to charge the capacitor C2. After some time, S2 is released and then S3 is pressed, After some time,
[IIT JEE-2013]
S1 S2 S3

C1 C2
2V0 V0

(A) the charge on the upper plate of C1 is 2CV0

(B) the charge on the upper plate of C1 is CV0
(C) the charge on the upper plate of C2 is 0.
(D) the charge on the upper plate of C2 is –CV0

12. A parallel plate capacitor has a dielectric slab of dielectric constant K between its plates that covers
1/3 of the area of its plates, as shown in the figure. The total capacitance of the capacitor is C while that
of the portion with dielectric in between is C1. When the capacitor is charged, the plate area covered by
the dielectric gets charge Q1 and the rest of the area gets charge Q2. The electric field in the dielectric is
E1 and that in the other portion is E2. Choose the correct option/options, igonoring edge effects.
[IIT JEE- 2014]

Q1

Q2 E2

E1 E1 1 Q1 3 C 2 K
(A) E  1 (B) E  K (C) Q  K (D) C  K
2 2 2 1

13. A parallel plate capacitor having plates of area S and plate separation d, has capacitance C1 in air. When
two dielectrics of different relative permittivities ( 1  2 and  2  4 ) are introduced between the two
C2
plates as shown in the figure, the capacitance becomes C2. The ratio C is [IIT JEE-2015]
1
d/2

S/2


+ S/2 –


d
(A) 6/5 (B) 5/3 (C) 7/5 (D) 7/3

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14. In the circuit shown below, the key is pressed at time t = 0. Which of the following statement(s) is (are)
true? [IIT JEE-2016]
40F 25 k
–
V
+
A 50 k 20F

+ –
Key 5v
(A) The voltmeter displays – 5 V as soon as the key is pressed, and displays +5 V after a long time
(B) The voltmeter will display 0 V at time t = ln 2 seconds
(C) The current in the ammeter becomes 1/e of the initial value after 1 second
(D) The current in the ammeter becomes zero after a long time
Paragraph for Question Nos. 15 to 16
Consider an evacuated cylindrical chamber of height h having rigid conducting plates at the ends and an
insulating curved surface as shown in the figure. A number of spherical balls made of a light weight and
soft material and coated with a conducting material are placed on the bottom plate. The balls have a
radius r << h. Now a high voltage source (HV) is connected across the conducting plates such that the
bottom plate is at +V0 and the top plate at –V0. Due to their conducting surface, the balls will get
charged, will become equipotential with the plate and are repelled by it. The balls will eventually collide
with the top plate, where the coefficient of restitution can be taken to be zero due to the soft nature of the
material of the balls. The electric field in the chamber can be considered to be that of a parallel plate
capacitor. Assume that there are no collisions between the balls and the interaction between them is
negligible. (Ignore gravity) [IIT JEE-2016]

–
HV
+

15. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(A) The balls will stick to the top plate and remain there
(B) The balls will bounce back to the bottom plate carrying the same charge they went up with
(C) The balls will bounce back to the bottom plate carrying the opposite charge they went up with
(D) The balls will execute simple harmonic motion between the two plates

16. The average current in the steady state registered by the ammeter in the circuit will be
(A) zero (B) proportional to the potential V0

(C) proportional to V01/2 (D) proportional to V02

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 Paragraph for Q.No. 17 to 18
Consider a simple RC circuit as shown in figure 1.
Process : In the circuit the switch S is closed at t = 0 and the capacitor is fully charged to voltage V0
(i.e., charging continues for time T >> RC). In the process some dissipation (ED) occurs across the
resistance R. The amount of energy finally stored in the fully charged capacitor is EC.
V
Process 2: In a different process the voltage is first set to 0 and maintained for a charging time
3
2V0
T >> RC. Then the voltage is raised to without discharging the capacitor and again maintained for
3
a time T >> RC. The process is repeated one more time by raising the voltage to V0 and the capacitor
is charged to the same final voltage V0 as in Process 1.
These two processes are depicted in figure-2. [IIT JEE-2017]
V
S
Process1
V0
R
V –+ C 2V0/3
Process2
T >> RC
V0/3

Figure 1
T 2T t
Figure 2
17. In Process 1, the energy stored in the capacitor EC and heat dissipated across resistance ED are related
by:
1
(A) EC = ED (B) EC = ED ln 2 (C) EC = E (D) EC = 2ED
2 D
18. In Process 2, total energy dissipated across the resistance ED is:
1 2 1 2 11 2
(A) E D  CV0 (B) E D  3  CV0  (C) E D   CV0  (D) E D  3CV02
2 2  3 2 
19. Three identical capacitors C1,C2 and C3 have a capacitance of 1.0 F each and they are uncharged
initially. They are connected in a circuit as shown in the figure and C1 is then filled completely with a
dielectric material of relative permittivity r The cell electromotive force (emf) v0 = 8V. First the switch
S1 is closed while the switch S2 is kept open. When the capacitor C3 is fully charged, S1 is opened and
S2 is closed simultaneously. When all the capacitors reach equilibrium, the charge on C3 is found to be 5
C. The value of r =____________. [JEE-ADVANCED- 2018]

20. Two capacitors with capacitance values C1 = 2000 ± 10 pF and C2 = 3000 ± 15 pF are connected
in series. The voltage applied across this combination is V = 5.00 ± 0.02 V. The percentage error in
the calculation of the energy stored in this combination of capacitors is _______.
[JEE-Advanced- 2020]

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 ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE (S-1)
32 8
1. 30 V 2. F 3. F 4. C
23 3
A 0 V 2A 0 V
5. 10 C 6. 1 7. ,–
d d
8. Q1 = 18 C, Q2 = 18C, Q3 = 0C, Q2' = Q3' = C 9. 60 c , A to B
2
1 q d
10. 0 11. 12. 3Q / 2C
2 0 A

2
3kq1 4q
13. UI = where q1   ; UII = 2K (q  q1 ) 2 35 r
10 r 25
25  0 A
14. 15. 5 16. 225 17. 0.8
24 d
18. 750 19. (a) q = 0.05(1 – e–t/2) C; (b) 0.125 J
7 11 V0 –2t/Rc 1
20. (a) A or A , (b) Q1 = 9C, Q2 = 0 21. (a) I = e ; (b) CV02
50 50 R 4
22. 2.5 kV 23. 8

EXERCISE (S-2)
5  0 A  4  0 AVa  2  0 AVa 
1. (i)   ; (ii) Q3=  d  , Q5 =  d  2. 69 mC
3  d  3   3 

100
3. (a) volts; (b) 28.56 mC, 42.84 mC, 71.4 mC, 22.88 mC
7
4. 150 µJ 5. 12C
6. (i) 1.5 × 10 V/m, 4.5 × 104 V/m, (ii) 75 V, 225 V, (iii) 8 × 10–7 C/m2
4

1  1
7. W= C0 V02 1  8. 12 Volt
2  K

9. (i) 0.2 × 10–8 F, 1.2 × 10–5 J ; (ii) 4.84 × 10–5 J ; (iii) 1.1 × 10–5 J

10. 4.425 × 10–9 Ampere 11.

 V 1 / n  CV  1  t / RC 
12. C = C0  0  1 = 0.01078 F, n = 20, No 13. q= 1  e 
 V   2  2 

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14. QA = 90 C, QB = 150 C, QC = 210 C, Ui = 47.4 mJ, Uf = 18 mJ

4 400
15. (r1  r2 ) 16. C
7 7

17. (i) 20C, (ii) 0.3mJ, (iii) 0.6 mJ, (iv) 60 C

18. 012 19. sec2 1/sec2 2 = cos2 2/cos2 1
A  2   d 
20. n 0  21. 3
2  2 0 

EXERCISE (O-1)
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B
6. B 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B
11. B 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. C
16. D 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. B
21. B 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. B
26. B 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. D
31. C 32. C 33. B 34. B 35. C
36. B 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. ACD
EXERCISE (O-2)
1. ABC 2. A,D 3. B 4. AD 5. BCD
6. ABD 7. BC 8. ACD 9. CD 10. ABCD
11. ABCD 12. ABCD 13. BD 14. B 15. ABCD
16. ACD 17. AC 18. ACD 19. AD 20. CD
21. D 22. BC 23. AC 24. D 25. A
26. A 27. BCD 28. C 29. D 30. A
31. D 32. C 33. C 34. D 35. C
36. A 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. C
41. C 42. AC 43. BCD 44. AB 45. AD
46. (A) PQR; (B) QST; (C) ST; (D) PR
47. (A) QRST ; (B) PS ; (C)  RT ; (D) PRT

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 EXERCISE (JM)
1. 2 2. 3 3. 3 4. 3 5. 4
6. 2 7. 1 8. 1 9. 2 10. 4
11. 3 12. 2 13. 3 14. 4 15. 3
16. 2 17. 1 18. 3 19. 1 20. 3
21. 1 22. 6 23. 1 24. 3 25. 36
26. 1 27. 1 28. 2 29. 2 30. 1
31. 3 32. 3

EXERCISE (JA)

CVR 2 R  R2
1. B 2. Q0  , 1 3. B 4. D
R1  R 2 CR 1R 2

5. C 6. A 7. A 8. 2 9. D
10. C 11. BD 12. AD 13. D 14. ABCD
15. C 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. 1.50
20. 1.30

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