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CH 2

The document contains a series of questions related to the behavior and calculations of capacitors, including their capacitance, charge, electric field, and energy stored under various conditions. It explores scenarios involving dielectric materials, series and parallel connections, and the effects of changing configurations on electrical properties. Each question requires specific calculations or theoretical explanations based on principles of electrostatics.

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CH 2

The document contains a series of questions related to the behavior and calculations of capacitors, including their capacitance, charge, electric field, and energy stored under various conditions. It explores scenarios involving dielectric materials, series and parallel connections, and the effects of changing configurations on electrical properties. Each question requires specific calculations or theoretical explanations based on principles of electrostatics.

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1.

Two dielectric slabs of dielectric constant K1 and K2


are filled in between the two plates, each of area A,
of the parallel plate capacitor as shown in the figure.
Find the net capacitance of the capacitor.

2. What is the net charge on the capacitor?

3. Find the electric field between two metal plates 3mm apart, connected to a 12 V battery.

4. A parallel plate capacitor is charged to V volts and the charging battery is disconnected. How will
the potential difference between its plates and the energy stored in it be affected when its plates are
separated further?

5. A 10 μF capacitor is charged by a 30 V d.c. supply and then connected across an uncharged 50 μF


capacitor. Calculate (i) the final potential difference across the combination, and (ii) the initial and
final energies. How will you account for the difference in energy?

6. You are given in isolated capacitor of capacitance C (without dielectric) charged to a potential
difference V. Find how many times will each of the following become if a dielectric slab of
dielectric constant 4 is inserted between tits plates, completely filling the space between the plates
(a) capacitance (b) potential difference (c) field between the plates (d) energy stored by the
capacitor.

7. A parallel plate capacitor, each with plate area A and separation d, is charged to a potential
difference V. The battery used to charge it is then disconnected. A dielectric slab of thickness d and
dielectric constant K is now placed between the plates. What change, if any, will take place in (i)
charge on the plates (ii) electric field intensity between the plates (iii) capacitance of the capacitor
Justify your answer in each case.

8. A 600 pF capacitor is charged by a 200 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is
connected to another uncharged 300 pF capacitor. Calculate how much electrostatic energy is lost in
the process. What is the source of energy loss ?
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12. a) Find the equivalent capacitance between A and B in the combination given below . Each
capacitor is 2µF capacitance.

b) If a dc source of 7V is connected across AB, how much charge is drawn from the source and
what is the energy stored in the network?
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15. Calculate the total energy of the given network and


the total charge supplied by the source.

16. Three circuits, each consisting of a switch ‘S’ and two capacitors, are initially charged, as shown in
the figure. After the switch has been closed, in which circuit will the charge on the left-hand capacitor
(i) increase, (ii) decrease and (iii) remain same ? Give reasons.
17. Two parallel plate condition X and Y, have the (iii)What is the ratio of electrostatic energy
same area of plates and same separation between stored in X and Y?
them. X has air between the plates while Y
contains a dielectric medium of ϵr = 4.

(i) Calculate capacitance of each capacitor if


equivalent Capacitance of the combination
is 4mF.

(ii) Calculate the potential difference between


the plates of X and Y.

18. Three identical capacitors C1, C2 and C3 of


capacitance 6 μF each are connected to a 12 V
battery as shown. Find (i) charge on each capacitor
(ii) equivalent capacitance of the network (iii)
energy stored in the network of capacitors

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20. The capacitors C1, and C2, having plates of area A each, are connected in series, as shown in Fig
(i) Compare the capacitance of this combination with the capacitor C3, again having plates of area
A each, but ‘made up’ as shown in the figure.
Fig (i) Fig (ii)

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22. Two parallel plates PQ and RS are kept distance‘d’ apart. Area of each plate is ‘A’. The space
between them is filled with three dielectric slabs of identical size having dielectric constants K1,
K2 and K3 respectively as shown in the figure. Find the capacitance of the capacitor.
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30. Two capacitors of capacitance 10 μF and 20 μF are connected in series with a 6 V battery. After
the capacitors are fully charged, a slab of dielectric constant (K) is inserted between the plates of
the two capacitors. How will the following be affected after the slab is introduced: (a) the
electric field energy stored in the capacitors (b) the charges on the two capacitors (c) the
potential difference between the plates of the capacitors

31. A slab of material of dielectric constant K has the same area as the plates of a parallel-plate
capacitor but has a thickness (3/4) d, where d is the separation of the plates. How is the
capacitance changed when the slab is inserted between the plates?

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