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Subject : PHYSICS
Topic : CAPACITANCE
Index
1. Theory
2. Short Revision
3. Exercise (Ex. 1 + 5 = 6)
4. Assertion & Reason
5. Que. from Compt. Exams
6. 39 Yrs. Que. from IIT-JEE(Advanced)
7. 15 Yrs. Que. from AIEEE (JEE Main)
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2.
SPHERICAL CAPACITOR :
It consists of two concentric spherical shells as shown in figure. Here capacitance of region
between the two shells is C1 and that outside the shell is C2. We have
4 0 ab
and C2 = 40 b
ba
Depending on connection, it may have different combinations of C1 and C2.
C1 =
3.
0 r A
in a medium
d
C=
0 A
with air as medium
d
This result is only valid when the electric field between plates of capacitor is constant.
(ii)
C=
0 A
d t t
t
irrespective of the position of
r
(iii)
4.
COMPOSITE M EDIUM :
C=
0 A
t3
t1
t2
r1 r 2 r 3
CYLINDRICAL CAPACITOR :
It consist of two co-axial cylinders of radii a & b, the outer conductor is earthed .
The di-electric constant of the medium filled in the space between the cylinder is
20r Farad
r . The capacitance per unit length is C =
.
m
n ba
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SHORT REVESION
0 kA
, if either of k, A or d varies in the region between
d
the plates, we choose a small dc in between the plates and for total capacitance of system.
1
dx
If all dC's are in series
, If all dC's are in parallelCT = dC
CT
0 k ( x ) A( x )
COMBINATION OF CAPACITORS :
(i)
CAPACITORS IN SERIES :
In this arrangement all the capacitors when uncharged get the same charge
Q but the potential difference across each will differ (if the capacitance are
unequal).
1
1
1
1
1
Ceq. = C + C + C + ........ + C .
1
2
3
n
6.
(ii)
7.
CAPACITORS IN PARALLEL :
When one plate of each capacitor is connected to the positive
terminal of the battery & the other plate of each capacitor is
connected to the negative terminals of the battery, then the
capacitors are said to be in parallel connection.
The capacitors have the same potential difference, V but the
charge on each one is different (if the capacitors are unequal).
Ceq. = C1 + C2 + C3 + ...... + Cn .
1
1
1 Q2
CV2 = QV =
. This energy is stored in the electrostatic field set up in the di-electric
2
2
2 C
9.
SHARING OF CHARGES :
When two charged conductors of capacitance C1 & C2 at potential V1 & V2 respectively are
connected by a conducting wire, the charge flows from higher potential conductor to lower potential
conductor, until the potential of the two condensers becomes equal. The common potential (V)
after sharing of charges;
V=
net ch arg e
C V C2V2
q q
= 1 2 = 1 1
.
net capaci tan ce
C1 C2
C1 C 2
charges after sharing q1 = C1V & q2 = C2V. In this process energy is lost in the connecting wire
as heat . This loss of energy is Uinitial Ureal =
10.
C1 C 2
(V1 V2)2 .
2 C1 C 2
REMEMBER :
(i) The energy of a charged conductor resides outside the conductor in its EF, where as in a condenser
it is stored within the condenser in its EF.
(ii) The energy of an uncharged condenser = 0 .
(iii) The capacitance of a capacitor depends only on its size & geometry & the di-electric between the
conducting surface . (i.e. independent of the conductor, like, whether it is copper, silver, gold etc)
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5.
Q.2
Q.3
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.
Q.4
Q.5
Q.6
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 is
d, then find the amount of heat liberate after closing the switch.
Q.7 Find heat produced in the circuit shown in figure on closing the switch S.
Q.9
(a)
(b)
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EXERCISE # I
Q.11
Q.16 Two parallel plate capacitors of capacitance C and 2C are connected in parallel then following steps are performed.
(i) A battery of voltage V is connected across points A and B.
(ii) A dielectric slab of relative permittivity k is slowly inserted in capacitor C.
(iii) Battery is disconnected.
(iv) Dielectric slab is slowly removed from capacitor.
Find the heat produced in (i) and work done by external agent in step (ii) & (iv).
Q.17 The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are separated by a distance d = 1 cm. Two parallel sided dielectric
slabs of thickness 0.7 cm and 0.3 cm fill the space between the plates. If the dielectric constants of the two
slabs are 3 and 5 respectively and a potential difference of 440V is applied across the plates. Find :
(i)
the electric field intensities in each of the slabs.
(ii)
the ratio of electric energies stored in the first to that in the second dielectric slab.
Q.18 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.
List of recommended questions from I.E. Irodov.
3.101, 3.102, 3.103, 3.113, 3.117, 3.121, 3.122, 3.123, 3.124, 3.132, 3.133, 3.141, 3.142, 3.177, 3.184,
3.188, 3.199, 3.200, 3.201, 3.203, 3.204, 3.205
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Q.10 Find the charge on the capacitor C = 1 F in the circuit shown in the figure.
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(a) For the given circuit. Find the potential difference across all the capacitors.
(b) How should 5 capacitors, each of capacities, 1F be connected so
as to produce a total capacitance of 3/7 F.
Q.2
The gap between the plates of a plane capacitor is filled with an isotropic insulator whose di-electric
constant varies in the direction perpendicular to the plates according to the law K = K1 1 sin X ,
d
where d is the separation, between the plates & K1 is a constant. The area of the plates is S. Determine
the capacitance of the capacitor.
Q.3
(i)
(ii)
Q.4
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Q.5
A charge 200C is imparted to each of the two identical parallel plate capacitors connected in parallel.
At t =0, the plates of both the capacitors are 0.1m apart. The plates of first capacitor move towards
each other with relative velocity 0.001m/s and plates of second capacitor move apart with the same
velocity. Find the current in the circuit at the moment.
Q.6
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.
Q.7
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?
Q.8
When the switch S in the figure is thrown to the left, the plates of capacitors
C1 acquire a potential difference V. Initially the capacitors C2C3 are
uncharged. Thw switch is now thrown to the right. What are the final charges
q1, q2 & q3 on the corresponding capacitors.
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EXERCISE # II
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
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A parallel plate capacitor with air as a dielectric is arranged horizontally. The lower plate
is fixed and the other connected with a vertical spring. The area of each plate is A. In the
steady position, the distance between the plates is d0. When the capacitor is connected
with an electric source with the voltage V, a new equilibrium appears, with the distance
between the plates as d1. Mass of the upper plates is m.
Find the spring constant K.
What is the maximum voltage for a given K in which an equilibrium is possible ?
What is the angular frequency of the oscillating system around the equilibrium value d1.
(take amplitude of oscillation << d1)
Q.10 An insolated conductor initially free from charge is charged by repeated contacts with a plate which after
each contact has a charge Q due to some mechanism . If q is the charge on the conductor after the first
operation, prove that the maximum charge which can be given to the conductor in this way is
Qq
.
Qq
Q.11
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 across the capacitors.
Q.12
A capacitor consists of two air spaced concentric cylinders. The outer of radius b is fixed, and the inner is of
radius a. If breakdown of air occurs at field strengths greater than Eb, show that the inner cylinder should have
radius a = b/e if the potential of the inner cylinder is to be maximum
radius a = b e if the energy per unit length of the system is to be maximum.
(i)
(ii)
Q.13 Find the charge flown through the switch from A to B when it is closed.
Q.15 The capacitors shown in figure has been charged to a potential difference
of V volts, so that it carries a charge CV with both the switches S1 and S2
remaining open. Switch S1 is closed at t=0. At t=R1C switch S1 is opened
and S2 is closed. Find the charge on the capacitor at t=2R1C + R2C.
Q.16 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.
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Q.9
Q.17 In the given circuit, the switch is closed in the position 1 at t = 0 and then moved
to 2 after 250 s. Derive an expression for current as a function of time for
t>0.Alsoplotthevariationofcurrentwithtime.
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EXERCISE # III
Q.1
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
. 2
J E
'9
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 1012 C2/N2 m2]
[ JEE '94, 6 ]
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s q
a r e
e t a l l i c
l a t e s
Q.3
A parallel plate capacitor C is connected to a battery & is charged to a potential difference V. Another
capacitor of capacitance 2C is similarly charged to a potential difference 2V volt. The charging battery is
now disconnected & the capacitors are connected in parallel to each other in such a way that the positive
terminal of one is connected to the negative terminal of other. The final energy of the configuration is :
3
25
9
(A) zero
(B) CV2
(C)
CV2
(D) CV2 [ JEE '95, 1 ]
2
6
2
Q.4
The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with plate area 'A' & separation d
is C. The space between the plates is filled with two wedges of di-electric constant
K1 & K2 respectively. Find the capacitance of the resulting capacitor.
[ JEE '96, 2 ]
Q.5
(i)
(ii)
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An electron enters the region between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor at a point equidistant from
either plate. The capacitor plates are 2 102 m apart & 101 m long . A potential difference of 300 volt
is kept across the plates. Assuming that the initial velocity of the electron is parallel to the capacitor
plates, calculate the largest value of the velocity of the electron so that they do not fly out of the capacitor
at the other end.
[ JEE '97, 5 ]
Q.7
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Q.6
[ JEE '99, 2 ]
Q.8
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 ;
(x) = 0 + x
0 < x < d2
d <x<d.
(x) = 0 + (d x)
[ REE 2000, 6]
2
Q.9
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
[ JEE 2002 (Scr), 3]
(A)
1
C V12 V22
4
(B)
1
C V12 V22
4
(C)
1
C V1 V2
4
(D)
1
C V1 V2
4
Q.10 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 ( 1et). Find the
value of Q0 and in terms of given parameters shown in the circuit.
[JEE 2005]
Q.11
Given : R1 = 1 , R2 = 2 , C1 = 2F,
C2 = 4F
Thetimeconstants(inS)forthecircuitsI,II,IIIarerespectively
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Q.2
Q.3
3Q/2C
Q.4
30 V
Q.7
Q.8
32
F
23
Q.9
(a)
Q.11
Q.5
Q.6
2
1 q d
2 0 A
100
volts; (b) 28.56 C, 42.84 C, 71.4 C, 22.88 C Q.10 10 C
7
8
A 0 V
2A 0 V
25 0 A
F
Q.12
Q.13
,
3
d
d
24 d
Q.15 150 J
Q.16 (i)
Q.14 60 c , A to B
3
1
1
CV2; (ii) CV2(K 1); (K + 2) (K 1)CV2 ;
2
2
6
Q.18
EXERCISE # II
Q.1
(a) 12 V, 9 V, 3 V, 13 V, 16 V , (b)
Q.2 C =
SK1
2d
5 0 A
4
; (ii) Q3=
3 d
3
Q.3 (i)
0 AVa
2 AV
, Q5 = 0 a
3 d
d
Q.4 (i) 1.5 104 V/m, 4.5 104 V/m, (ii) 75 V, 225 V, (iii) 8 107 C/m2
V 1 / n
1
1
2
Q.5 2A
Q.6 W = C0 V0 1
Q.7 C = C0 0 1 = 0.01078 F, n = 20
2
K
V
2
C1C 2 C3 V
C1 VC 2 C3
Q.8 q1 =
q2 = q3
C1C 2 C 2 C3 C3C1
C1C 2 C 2 C3 C1C3
0 AV 2
K 2
,
d0
Q.9 2
2d1 d 0 d1 A 0 3
3/ 2
Q.14 UI =
Q.16 q =
3kq1
10 r
1/ 2
Kd13 0 AV 2
,
md13
where q1
Q.11 12 volt
4q
; UII = 2K (q q1 ) 2 35 r Q.15
25
Q.13 69 mC
1 CV
q = CE 1 + 2
e
e
CV 1 t / RC
1 e
2 2
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ANSWER KEY
I(amp)
Q.17
0.04
0.015
t
(x104s)
0.11
400
C
Q.18
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EXERCISE # III
Q.1
(i) 0.2 108 F, 1.2 105 J ; (ii) 4.84 105 J ; (iii) 1.1 105 J
Q.2
Q.3 B
Q.4
K
CK1K 2
ln 2
K 2 K1 K1
Q.6
Q.9
4.8
108 m/s
2 9.1
C
Q.7
CVR 2
Q.10 Q0 = R R
1
2
2 d
n 0
2 0
R1 R 2
and a = CR R
Q.11 D
1 2
Q.8
A
2