Ans.

b
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Class-XII- Date:09/05/2025
Assignment-Capacitor Level-2

Q 1. The capacitance (c) for an isolated

conducting sphere of radius a) is
given by . If the sphere is
enclosed with an earthed
concentric sphere. The ratio of the
radii of the spheres being
then the capacitance of such a
sphere will be increased by a
factor
(a) (b)

(c) (d) a
Q 3. When charge is given to an
Ans. a
Exp: a isolated conductor of capacitance
. Find out Potential of the
conductor
(a) 6V (b) 7V
(c) 8V (d) 9V
Ans. a
Exp: .

Q 4. When charge is given to an

isolated conductor of capacitance
. Find out Energy stored in the
electric field of conductor
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
Ans. a
Exp:
Q 2. Three long concentric conducting
cylindrical shells have radii .
and . Inner and outer shells
Q 5. When charge is given to an
are connected to each other. The
capacitance across middle and isolated conductor of capacitance
inner shells per unit length is: . It this conductor is now
connected to another isolated
(b) conductor by a conducting wire (at
(a)
large distance) of total charge
(c) (d) None and capacity then,
 Find out common potential of both
Exp: .
the conductors.
(a) (b)
Q 8. When charge is given to an
(c) (d) none of these
isolated conductor of capacitance
Ans. b
Exp: Let V then
.It this conductor is now
connected to another isolated
conductor by a conducting wire (at
large distance) of total charge
and capacity then
volt. Find out final charges on each
conductor.
Q 6. When charge is given to an (a) (b)
isolated conductor of capacitance
. It this conductor is now (c) (d)
connected to another isolated Ans. b
conductor by a conducting wire (at Exp:
large distance) of total charge
and capacity then
Find out heat dissipated during the
process of charge distribution.
(a) (b)
(c) (d) none of these
Q 9. A capacitor of capacitance is
Ans. a
charged to a potential difference V
Exp: (Initial - final) energy
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
(a) V (b)
.
(c) (d) , if
Q 7. When charge is given to an
isolated conductor of capacitance
Ans. c
.It this conductor is now
connected to another isolated
conductor by a conducting wire (at
large distance) of total charge
and capacity then
Find out ratio of final charges on
conductors. Exp:
(a) 1:2 (b)
(c) (d)
Ans. a
 (a) 1.75 (b) 2.25
Q 10. A conducting body 1 has some
(c) 2.5 (d)
initial charge Q, and its
Ans. b
capacitance is . There are two
other conducting bodies, 2 and 3 ,
having capacitances:
and . Bodies 2 and 3 are
initially uncharged. "Body 2 is
touched with body 1 . Then, body
2 is removed from body 1 and Exp:
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) (b)
(c) (d) None
Heat
Ans. a

Q 12. A parallel plate capacitor of

Exp: capacitance is connected to a
battery and is charged to a
potential difference V. Another
capacitor of capacitance 2C is
similarly charged to a potential
difference 2 V . The charging
battery is now disconnected and
the capacitors are connect in
parallel to each other in such a way
that the positive terminal of one is
connected to the negative terminal
of the other. The final energy of the
configuration is
(a) zero (b)

(c) (d)
Ans. b

Q 11. A capacitor of capacitance C is

initially charged to a potential
difference of V volt. Now it is
connected to a battery of 2 V with
opposite polarity. The ratio of heat
generated to the final energy Exp:
stored in the capacitor will be
 Q 14. In the circuit shown in figure
charge stored in the capacitor of
capacity is

Q 13. A capacitor is charged to a

potential V. Another
capacitor is charged to a potential
. The two capacitors are
then connected in a single loop,
with the positive plate of one
connected with negative plate of (a) (b)
the other. What heat is evolved in (c) (d) zero
the circuit? Ans. d
(a) (b) Exp:
(c) (d)
Ans. b
Exp:

Since potential of point d & e is same. No

charge will be stored on capacitor

Q 15. Plate of a parallel air filled

capacitor is connected to a spring
having force constant and plate
is fixed. If a charge is placed
Before connection
on plate A and charge -q on plate
then find out extension in spring
in equilibrim. Assume area of plate
is ' '

Since connected as shown

After
Connection
 Exp:

(a) (b)

(d) none of these

(c)
Ans. c
Exp: Force between plates

Q 17. Five capacitors are connected as

shown in the figure. Initially S is
Q 16. Three uncharged capacitors of opened and all capacitors are
capacitance uncharged. When S is closed,
and steady state is obtained. Then find
are connected as out potential difference between
shown in figure to one another and the points M and N .
to points and potential
and
, Determine the
potential at point O .

(a) 14 (b) 12
(c) 10 (d) 15
Ans. b
Exp: Let q be the charge on all the capacitor

(a) 20 V (b) 30 V
(c) 40 V (d) 10 V
Ans. a
 Now

Q 18. Find the potential difference

between the points and
shows in each parts of the figure.
volt
So, Volt

Q 19. Each plate of a parallel plate air

capacitor has an area S. What
amount of work has to be
performed to slowly increase the
distance between the plates from
to If the charge of the
capacitor, which is equal to q or
(a) (b)

(c) (d)
(a) zero, (b) one, Ans. b
Exp: Charge is constant

(c) one, (d) zero,

So,
Ans. d
Exp: So, W.D.
.

Q 20. Each plate of a parallel plate air

capacitor has an area S. What
amount of work has to be
performed to slowly increase the
distance between the plates from
to If the voltage across the
capacitor, which is equal to V , is
kept constant in the process.

(a) (b)
 Exp:
(c) (d)
Ans. c

Exp:

Q 22. In the circuit shown, the energy

stored in capacitor is

Q 21. If charge on left plane of the

capacitor in the circuit segment
shown in the figure is , the
charge on the right plate of
capacitor is

(a) (b)
(c) (d) none
Ans. c

Exp:

Q 23. What is the equivalent capacitance

(a) of the system of capacitors
(b) between A & B
(c)
(d)
Ans. a
 Exp:

Q 25. In the circuit shown in figure, the

ratio of charges on and
capacitor is:

(a) (b) 1.6 C

(c) C (d) None

Ans. b
Exp:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans. c

Q 26. In the circuit shown, a potential

difference of 60 V is applied across
. The potential difference
between the point M and N is

Resultant capacitance of the circuit

Q 24. From a supply of identical

capacitors rated , the
minimum number of capacitors
required to form a composite (a) 10 V (b) 15 V
is: (c) 20 V (d) 30 V
Ans. d
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 16 (d) 32
Ans. d
 Exp:

Exp:

Q 28. Find equivalent capacitance

across (all capacitances in
)

(a) (b)

Potential difference across (c) (d) None.

Ans. b
Exp: Wheat Stone Bridge

Q 27. Find the equivalent capacitance

across &

wheat stone bridge

Q 29. Find the charges on the three

(a) (b) capacitors connected to a battery
(d) none as shown in figure. Take
(c)
Ans. b
and volt
 (a) Exp:
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans. a
Exp: Q 32. Three large plates are arranged as
shown. How much charge will flow
through the key if it is closed?
.

Q 30. Find out work done by the battery

during the process of charging
Take

and volt

(a) (b)

(c) (d) none.

(a)
Ans. a
(b) Exp:
(c)
(d)
Ans. b
Exp: Total charge flow

So W.D.
.

Q 31. Find out total energy stored in the

capacitors. Take

and volt

(a) (b)
(c) (d) . and
Ans. c
 Q 34. Five identical capacitor plates are
arranged uch that they make
capacitors each of . The
plates are connected to a source of
emf 10 V . The charge on plate C
is
Q 33. 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 and , a ell of emf
is connected. The charge flown
through the cell is
(a) (b)
(c) (d) .
Ans. b
Exp:

(a) (b)

(c) (d) .
Ans. b Q 35. Three plates A, B and C each of
area 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

Exp:
 (a) (b)
(c) (d) .
Ans. b
Exp: All are parallel
Q 37. Consider the situation shown in the
Ceq. figure. The switch S is open for a
long time and then closed.
Q 36. Four metallic plates arearranged
as shown in the figure. If the
distance between each plate then
capacitance of the given system
between points and is (Given
)

Find the charge flown through the

battery when the switch S is
closed.
(a) (b)
(c) (d) none of these
(a)
Ans. a
(b) Exp: Initial (when is open

(c)

(d)
Ans. b

Finally (When S is closed)

Exp:
 So charge flown = [charge finally - charge change in energy stored in the
initially] capacitors.

Q 38. Consider the situation shown in the

figure. The switch S is open for a
long time and then closed Find the
work done by the battery.

(a) (b)
(c) (d) none of these
Ans. c
Exp: Initial (when is open

(a) (b)
(c) (d) none of these
Ans. b
Exp: Initial (when is open

Finally (When S is closed)

Finally (When S is closed)

So charge flown = [charge finally - charge
initially]

Q 40. Consider the situation shown in the

figure. The switch S is open for a
So charge flown = [charge finally - charge long time and then closed Find the
initially] heat developed in the system.

Q 39. Consider the situation shown in the

figure. The switch S is open for a
long time and then closed Find the
 (a) (b) (a) 75 V and 25 (b) 35 V and 65
(d) none of these. V V
(c)
Ans. c (c) 25 V and 75 (d) 65 V and 35
Exp: Initial (when is open V V..
Ans. c
Exp:

Finally (When S is closed)

Now,
So charge flown = [charge finally - charge Volt
initially]
Q 42. Find heat produced in the
capacitors on closing the switch S

Q 41. Find the potential difference

between the points and and
between the points and figure
in steady

(a) 0.0002 J (b) . 0005 J

(c) 0.00075 J (d) zero.
Ans. d
Exp: After steady state capacitor acts as an
open circuit
Q 43. In the circuit shown, the cell is (c)
ideal, with emf= 15 V . Each
(d)
resistance is of . The potential Ans. a
difference across the capacitor is Exp: In steady state
So Amp.
So Volt

Q 45. In steady state Find out values of

and

(a) zero (b) 9V

(c) 12 V (d) 15 V
Ans. c
Exp:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans. a
Exp: In steady state
So Amp.
Q 44. In steady state, find the charge on
the capacitor shown in figure So Volt

Q 46. A capacitor of capacitance

is connected across a battery of
emf 6.0 V through a resistance of
for 4.0 s . The battery is then
replaced by a thick wire. What will
be the charge on the capacitor 4.0
s after the battery is disconnected
?
(a) (b)
(c) (d) none of these
(a) Ans. a
(b) Exp: Initially
 Q 48. A capacitor having a
charge of is discharged
through a wire of resistance of 5.0
. Find the heat dissipated in the
wire between 25 to s after the
capactions are made.
(a) (b)
At (c) (d) .
Ans. a
Now Exp:

t in
Now,

so, Heat = [Initial energy - Final energy] of

20K capacitance

At

Q 47. The electric field between the Q 49. A charged capacitor is allowed to
plates of a parallel-plate discharge through a resistance
capacitance drops to one by closing the switch at the
third of its initial value in instant . At time ,
when the plates are connected by the reading of the ammeter falls
a thin wire. Find the resistance of half of its initial value. The
the wire. resistance of the ammeter equal to
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
Ans. b
Exp:

Now

(a) 0 (b)
(c) (d) .
 Ans. a
Exp:

Q 50. A capacitor is
connected to three resistor each of
resistance 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

Q 51. In the transient shown the time

constant of the circuit is :

(a) 33 ms (b) 5 ms
(c) 3.3 ms (d) 50 ms.
Ans. d

(a) (b)

(c) (d) .
Ans. c

Exp:
Replace Battery by simple wire.
Exp:
Q 52. In the circuit shown in figure
. Switch is closed at
time . Let and be the
 currents flowing through and Q 54. In the R-C circuit shown in the
at any time t , then the ratio figure the initial charge on the
capacitor is

(a) (b)
(a) is constant (b) increases with
increase in (c) (d) .
time Ans. b
(c) decreases (d) first increases
with increase then
Exp:
in time . decreases.
Ans. b
Q 55. The distance between plates of a
Exp: parallel plate capacitor is 5d. Let
the positively charged plate is at
Q 53. In the circuit shown, when the key and negatively charged
is pressed at time , which plate is at . Two slabs one
of the following statements about of conductor and other of a
current in the resistor is true dielectric of equal thickness d are
inserted between the plates as
shown in figure. potential versus
distance graph will look like:

(a) (b) I oscillates

at all between 1 mA
and 2 mA
(c) I mA (d) At
at all t
and with time it
goes to 1 mA.
Ans. d
Exp: at and at
(a)
 across a battery. The graph which
shows the variation of electric field
(E) and distance (x) from left plate.

(b)

(a) (b)

(c)

(d) . (c) (d)

Ans. b

Exp: .
Ans. a
Exp:

Q 56. A parallel plate capacitor has two

layers of dielectric as shown in
figure. This capacitor is connected
Q 57. The parallel plates of a capacitor
Now
have an area and are
apart. The original
potential difference between them
is 3000 V , and it decreases to
1000 V when a sheet of dielectric Q 59. Hard rubber has a dielectric
is inserted between the plates constant of 2.8 and a dielectric
filling the full space. strength of volts/meter.
Compute : ( S.I. If it is used as the dielectric
units) material filling the full space in a
Permittivity of the dielectric. parallel plate capacitor. What
(a) (b) minimum area may the plates of
the capacitor have in order that the
(c) (d) capacitance be and
that the capacitor be able to
. withstand a potential difference of
Ans. c 4000 volts.
(a) (b)
Exp: (c) (d) .
Ans. a
Exp:

Q 58. A parallel plate isolated condenser Now,

consists of two metal plates of area
A and separation 'd'. A slab of
thickness ' ' and dielectric
constant K is inserted between the Q 60. Two parallel plate air capacitors
plates with its faces parallel to the each of capacitance C were
plates and having the same connected in series to a battery
surface area as that of the plates. with e.m.f . Then one of the
Find the capacitance of the capacitors was filled up with
system. If , for what value of uniform dielectric with relative
will the capacitance of the permittivity k . What amount of
system be times that of the charge flows through the battery ?
condenser with air filling the full
(a)
space ?
(a) (b) (b)

(c) (d) 3. (c)

Ans. b (d) none of these.
Ans. b
Exp: Initially
Exp:
 So, So,
work done [Final energy - Initial energy]
Finally
So,
So, change flow throw battery

Q 63. A capacitor of capacitance

withstands the maximum voltage 6
kV while a capacitor of
withstands the maximum voltage 4
Q 61. A parallel-plate capacitor of plate kV . What maximum voltage will
area A and plate separation d is the system of these two capacitor
charged to a potential difference V withstands if they are connected in
and then the battery is series?
disconnected. A slab of dielectric (a) 10 kV (b) 12 kV
constant K is then inserted
(c) 8 kV (d) 9 kV.
between the plates of the capacitor Ans. d
so as to fill the whole space
Exp: In series
between the plates. Find the work
done on the system in the process
of inserting the slab.
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Q 64. The diagram shows four

. capacitors with capacitances and
Ans. a
break down voltages as
Q 62. Two capacitor having mentioned. What should be the
maximum value of the external emf
capacitances and
source such that no capacitor
have breaking voltages 20 V and
breaks down?[Hint: First of all find
80 V . They are combined in series.
out the break down voltages of
The maximum charge they can
each branch. After that compare
store individually in the
them.]
combination is
(a) (b)
(c) (d) none of these.
Ans. a
Exp: Charge on capacitor

Initial energy

Final energy
 (a) 2.5 KV (b) Q 66. Two identical capacitors 1 and 2
are connected in series to a battery
(c) 3 KV (d) 1 KV.
Ans. a
as shown in figure. Capacitor 2
Exp: contains a dielectric slab of
dielectric constant k as shown.
and are the charges stored in
the capacitors. Now the dielectric
slab is removed and the
corresponding charges are and
. Then
For

and
Check for Second Branch
(a) (b)
Q 65. Three capacitors and
can withstand voltages to (c) (d) .
and 1 V respectively. Ans. c
Their series combination can Exp:
withstand a maximum voltage
equal to
(a) 5 Volts (b)
Volts
(c) (d) None.
Volts
Ans. b
Exp:
Q 67. The area of the plates of a parallel
plate capacitor is A and the gap
between them is d. The gap is filled
with a non-homogeneous dielectric Exp:
whose dielectric constant varies
with the distance ' y ' from one
plate as: 2 d ),
where is a dimensionless
constant. The capacitance of this
capacitor is
(a) (b)
(c) (d) none.
Ans. a
Q 69. In the above question, if the initial
Exp:
capacitance of the capacitor was
, the amount of heat produced
when the dielectric is inserted.
(a) (b)
(c) (d) none.
Ans. c
Exp:

Q 70. Condenser A has a capacity of

when it is filled with a
medium of dielectric constant 15.
Another condenser B has a
Q 68. A capacitor stores Charge capacity with air between the
when connected across a battery. plates. Both are charged
When the gap between the plates separately by a battery of 100 V .
is filled with a dielectric, a charge After charging, both are connected
of C flows through the in parallel without the battery and
battery. The dielectric constant of the dielectric material being
the material inserted is removed. The common potential
(a) 1 (b) 2 now is
(c) 3 (d) None. (a) 400 V (b) 800 V
Ans. c (c) 1200 V (d) 1600 V.
Ans. b

Exp:
 Q remains constant

Q 71. In the adjoining figure, capacitor

(1) and (2) have a capacitance ' Q 72. The distance between the plates of
' each When the dielectric of a charged parallel plate capacitor
dielectric constant K is inserted is 5 cm and electric field inside the
between the plates of one of the plates is . An
capacitor, the total charge flowing uncharged metal bar of width 2 cm
through battery is is fully immersed into the
capacitor. The length of the metal
bar is same as that of plate of
capacitor. The voltage across
capacitor after the immersion of
the bar is
(a) zero (b) 400 V
(c) 600 V (d) 100 V.
Ans. c
Exp:
(a) from (b) from C
to to B Volt
(c) from (d) from
to to .
Ans. d

Exp:

Q 73. The plates and of an

uncharged parallel plate capacitor
 are connected across a battery . (c) (d) .
The battery is then disconnected
and the charged plates are now Ans. b
connected in a system as shown in Exp:
the figure. The system shown is in
equilibrium . All the strings are
insulating and massless. The
magnitude of charge on one of the
capacitor plates is: [Area of
plates=A]

(a) Q 75. A parallel plate capacitor has an

(b)
electric field of between
(c) the plates. If the charge on the
(d) .
capacitor plate is , then the
Ans. a
force on each capacitor plate is
Exp: (a) 0.1 Nt (b) 0.05 Nt
(c) 0.02 Nt (d) 0.01 Nt.
Q 74. Four identical plates and 4 Ans. b
are placed parallel to each other at Exp:
equal distance as shown in the
figure. Plates 1 and 4 are joined
Q 76. A capacitor is connected to a
together and the space between 2
battery. The force of attraction
and 3 is filled with a dielectric of
between the plates when the
dielectric constant . The separation between them is halved
capacitance of the system
(a) remains the (b) becomes eight
between 1 and and 4 are
same times
and respectively. The ratio is (c) becomes four (d) becomes two
: times times
Ans. c

Exp:

(a)
(b) 1