NEET ANSWER KEY & SOLUTIONS

SUBJECT :- PHYSICS
CLASS :- 12th PAPER CODE :- CWT-2
CHAPTER :- CAPACITANCE
ANSWER KEY
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (B)
8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (B) 11. (D) 12. (C) 13. (A) 14. (B)
15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (D) 21. (C)
22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (D) 26. (B) 27. (C) 28. (B)
29. (B) 30. (B) 31. (B) 32. (D) 33. (A) 34. (D) 35. (C)
36. (A) 37. (D) 38. (C) 39. (B) 40. (C) 41. (C) 42. (A)
43. (D) 44. (C) 45. (A) 46. (A) 47. (B) 48. (B) 49. (B)
50. (B)
SOLUTIONS
Sol. Because the charges are produced due to
SECTION-A
1. (C) induction and moreover the net charge of
the condenser should be zero.
Sol. Battery in disconnected so Q will be
10. (B)
constant as C ∝ K . So with introduction of E=
σ
F=
qσ
Sol. Initially F = qE and ε 0  ε0
dielectric slab capacitance will increase
If one plate is removed, then E becomes
using Q = CV, V will decrease and using
σ
Q2 2 ε0
U=
2 C , energy will decrease. qσ F
F '= =
So 2 ε0 2

2. (C)
11. (D)
3. (B)
V 1 12. (C)
U =∫ 0 CV dV = CV 2 Sol. In this process capacity increases, so
Sol. 2
battery supplies additional charge to
capacitor.
4. (A)
1 1
U = CV 2 = ×50×10−6 ×(10)2 =2 .5×10−3 J 13. (A)
Sol. 2 2
Sol. Initially when key is closed, the capacitor
acts as short-circuit, so bulb will light up.
5. (B) But finally the capacitor becomes fully
charged, so it will act as open circuit, so
6. (B) bulb will not glow.
Sol. C medium=K×C air

14. (B)
7. (B) C1 K1 C 5
Kε0 A =
2/3 C= ; =
Sol. By using V big=n v small Sol. d  C2 K2  C2 20  C2 =
V Big 4 4C
=( 8 )2/ 3 =
 v small 1
15. (C)
8. (C) 1 C×C
ΔV = |V −(−V )|2 =CV 2
Q 2
Sol. 2 (C+C )
W=
Sol. 2 C  W '=4 W
16. (C)
9. (C) Sol. Initially charge on the capacitor
Q=10×12=120 μC

1
 Finally charge on the capacitor ε0 A Cd
C= ε 0=
Q '=(5×10 )×12=600 μC Sol. d  A  ε0
So charge supplied by the battery later Farad ×m F
→
=Q '−Q=480 μC m2 m
17. (B)
1 28. (B)
= QV 2/3
Sol. (B) The energy stored 2 Sol. V =n2/ 3 V =(8 ) V =4 V i.e. 4 times.
29. (B)
18. (A) Sol. Power
1 1 1
U = CV 2 = ×12×10−12×(50 )2 CV 2
2 2 2 1×40×10−6 ×(3000 )2
Sol. = = =90 kW
t 2×2×10−3
=1 . 5×10−8 J

30. (B)
19. (A)
ε 0 KA C1 K1 d2
C= = × 31. (B)
Sol. d C 2 K 2 d1 Sol. In general electric field between the plates
2 1 (0 . 4 /2 ) of a charged parallel plate capacitor is
= ×
C2 2 . 8 (0 . 4 )  C 2 = 11.2 μ F σ
E=
given by ε 0K
20. (D)
32. (D)
21. (C) Q1 =10−2 C , Q2 =5×10−2 C
Sol.
1 C 1 d2 C2 8
C∝ ⇒ =
Sol. d C 2 d 1 so 10 = 4 ⇒ C2 =20 μF Total charge of the system Q = 6  10–6 C
Charge on small sphere
Q r 1 6×10−2 ×1
22. (A) Q '1= = =2×10−2 C
r 1 +r 2 1+2
Sol. Energy density
1
2
1
= ε 0 E2 = ε 0
2
σ 2 σ2
ε0
=
( )=
q2
2 ε0 2 ε0 A 2
33.
Sol.
(A)
When a lamp is connected to D.C. line
with a capacitor. If will form an open
23. (B) circuit. Hence, the lamp will not glow.
Q2 (40×10−6 )2 16×10−10
U= = = =8×10−5 J
Sol. 2 C 2×10−6 ×10 2×10−5 34. (D)
−5 7 Q 1 =CV and Q 2 =CV
=8×10 ×10 =800 erg Sol.
Applying charge conservation
24. (C) CV 1 +CV 2 =Q 1 +Q 2
CV 1 +CV 2 =2CV  V 1 +V 2=2 V
Sol. Capacitance with dielectric
K
C medium ∝ 35. (C)
 d
The given arrangement becomes an
Sol.
25. (D) arrangement of (n−1) capacitors connected
1 1
U = CV 2 = 5×10−6×(20×10 3 )2=1 kJ
Sol. 2 2 in parallel. So C R =(n−1)C

26. (B) SECTION-B

1 1 36. (A)
U = C eq V 2 = ( nC )V 2
Sol. 2 2 Sol. The given circuit is equivalent to a parallel
combination two identical capacitors
27. (C) Hence equivalent capacitance between A
and B is
2
 C 43. (D)
Sol. Given circuit can be drawn as follows. It is
a balance whetstone bridge type network,
A C B
hence 24 F capacitor can be neglected
4F
6F 12F
ε0 A ε0 A
+
C= d d
A B
2 ε0 A
=
d
9F 18F
37. (D) 6F
Sol. In the given system, no current will flow
Equivalent capacitance between A and B = 4
through the branch CD so it can be
removed + 6 = 10F.
C 44. (C)
5 F
10 10 Sol. Equivalent capacitance of parallel

combination is
C p =C1 +C2 +C3 .
A B

10 10 5 F
45. (A)
D

( )
Effective capacitance of the system t
−
=5+5=10 μF CR
For charging of capacitor
q=q 0 1−e
38. (C) Sol.
k ε A k ε A
C R=C1 +C 2 = 1 0 1 + 2 0 2
( )
t
Sol. d d −
CR
2×ε 0
A
4×ε 0
A
and potential difference
V =V 0 1−e
2 2 10 10
= + =2× +4× =30 μF V0
d d 2 2 V 

Growth of potential
39. (B) 0.632 V0
Sol. Total capacitance of given system
8
C eq = μF
5 O CR t
1 1 8
U = C eq V 2 = × ×10−6 ×225=180×10−6 J
2 2 5
46. (A)
=180×10−6 ×107 erg=1800 erg C 3 =3C

C 1 =C C 2 =2C
40. (C) (3/7)Q
C 4 =4C
1 1 1 1 Q Q
= + +
C R C 1 C 2 C3 (4/7)Q

Sol. Sol. E

 C R=(C−1 −1 −1 −1
1 +C 2 +C 3 )

At C1 = and
41. (C)
Sol. C 1=2 C and C 2=C / 2 , so C 1 / C 2=4 : 1
At C2 = and

42. (A)
Sol. In parallel combination V 1 =V 2 At C3 = and
q1 q2 q1 C1
= =
or C1 C 2  q2 C2
At C4 = and
Therefore Vmax = V1 and Vmin = V3 = V4
and Umax = U1 and Umin = U3
3
47. (B)

Sol.
(one capacitor gets short)
Ceq = C1 + C2
=C+C
= 2C
48. (B)
49. (B) 50. (B)
Sol. Energy stored, in parallel plate capacitor is
Sol. Force between plates of parallel capacitor, given by

but and

 Surface charge density

 
or
So, net charge across a capacitor, q = CV

or

or
Energy stored per unit volume i.e. energy
density is thus given by