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EXERCISE-1
Q.1 A capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential difference V from a cell and then disconnected
from it. Acharge +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
Q.2 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

Q.3 In the circuit shown in figure, the ratio of charges on 5F

and 4F capacitor is :
(A) 4/5 (B) 3/5
(C) 3/8 (D) 1/2

Q.4 The minimum number of capacitors each of 3 F required to make a circuit with an equivalent capacitance
2.25 F is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
Q.5 Consider the situation shown in the figure. The capacitorAhas a charge q on it whereas B is uncharged.
The charge appearing on the capacitor B a long time after the switch is closed is

A B
q
(A) zero (B) (C) q (D) 2q
2

Q.6 In the circuit shown, the energy stored in 1F capacitor is

(A) 40 J (B) 64 J
(C) 32 J (D) none

Q.7 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
(A) +8.57 C (B) –8.57 C (C) +11.42 C (D) –11.42 C

Q.8 What is the equivalent capacitance of the system of capacitors

between A & B
7
(A) C (B) 1.6 C (C) C (D) None
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Q.9 Two capacitor having capacitances 8 F and 16 F have breaking voltages 20 V and 80 V. They are
combined in series. The maximum charge theycan store individuallyin the combination is
(A) 160 C (B) 200 C (C) 1280 C (D) none of these

Q.10 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. A10 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

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 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

Q.12 Five conducting parallel plates having areaAand 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  0 AE 2  0 AE 4 0 AE  0 AE
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 d 3 d d 2d

Q.13 Three long coaxial 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) (C) (D) None
ln 2 ln 2 2ln 2

Q.14 The plates S and T of an uncharged parallel plate capacitor are connected across a battery. The battery
is then disconnected and the charged plates are now connected in a system as shown in 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]
4mgA 0
(A) 2mgA 0 (B)
k

2mgA 0
(C) mgA 0 (D)
k
Q.15 Find the equivalent capacitance across A& B
28 15
(A) f (B) F
3 2
(C) 15 F (D) none
Q.16 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?[Hint: First of all find out the break down
voltages of each branch.After that compare them.]
(A) 2.5 kV (B) 10 / 3kV (C) 3 kV (D) 1 kV

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Q.17 A conducting body1 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

Q.18 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

Q.19 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

Q.20 A capacitor is connected to a battery. The force of attraction between the plates when the separation
between them is halved
(A) remains the same (B) becomes eight times (C) becomes four times (D) becomes two times

Q.21 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 variationof electric field (E) and distance (x)from left plate.

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

Q.22 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

Q.23 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)

Q.24 The distance between the plates of a charged parallel plate capacitor is 5 cm and electric field inside the
plates is 200 Vcm–1. An uncharged metal bar of width 2 cm 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

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Q.25 CondenserAhas 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

Q.26 Two identical capacitors 1 and 2 are connected in series to a batteryas shown in
figure. Capacitor 2 contains a dielectric slabof dielectric constant kas shown. Q1
and Q2 are the charges stored in the capacitors. Now the dielectric
slab is removed and the corresponding charges are Q’1 and Q’2. Then
Q1 k  1 Q2 k  1 Q2 k  1 Q1 k
(A)  (B)  (C) Q  2k (D) 
Q1 k Q2 2 2 Q1 2

Q.27 Four identical plates 1, 2, 3 and 4 are placed parallel to each other at equal distance as shown in the
figure. Plates 1 and 4 are joined together and the space between 2 and 3 is filled with a dielectric of
dielectric constant k = 2. The capacitance of the system between 1 and 3 & 2 and 4 are C1 and C2
C1
respectively. The ratio is :
C2
5 3 5
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D)
3 5 7

Q.28 Aparallel plate capacitor of areaA, Plate separation d and capacitance A/2 A/2
C is filled with three different dielectric materials having dielectric d–
constants K1, K2 and K3 as shown. If a single dielectric material is to K1 K2 2
d
be used to have the same capacitance C in this capacitor then its dielectric
constant K is given by K3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) =   (B) =  A = Area of plates
K K1 K 2 2K 3 K K1  K 2 2K 3

1 K1K 2 K1K 3 K 2K 3
(C) =  2K 3 (D) K = 
K K1  K 2 K1  K 3 K 2  K 3

Q.29 A charged capacitor is allowed to discharge through a resistance 2 by closing

the switch S at the instant t = 0. A t time t = ln 2 s, the reading of the ammeter
falls half of its initial value. The resistance of the ammeter equal to
(A) 0 (B) 2
(C)  (D) 2M
Q.30 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
(A) 33 ms (B) 5 ms
(C) 3.3 ms (D) 50 ms

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Q.31 In the circuit shown in figure C1=2C2. Switch S is closed at time t=0.
Let i1 and i2 be the currents flowing through C1 and C2 at any time t,
then the ratio i1/ i2
(A) is constant
(B) increases with increase in time t
(C) decreases with increase in time t
(D) first increases then decreases
Q.32 In the circuit shown, when the key k is pressed at time t = 0, which of the following statements about
current I in the resistorAB is true
(A) I = 2mA at all t
(B) I oscillates between 1 mA and 2mA
(C) I = 1 mA at all t
(D) At t = 0, I = 2mA and with time it goes to 1 mA

Q.33 In the R–C circuit shown in the figure the total energy of 3.6 ×10–3 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

Q.34 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

Q.35 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

Q.36 Statement-1 : The electrostatic force between the plates of a charged isolated capacitor decreases
when dielectric fills whole space between plates.
Statement-2 : The electric field between the plates of a charged isolated capacitance decreases when
dielectric fills whole space between plates.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Q.37 Statement-1 : If temperature is increased, the dielectric constant of a polar dielectric decreases whereas
that of a non-polar dielectric does not change significantly.
Statement-2 : The magnitude of dipole moment of individual polar molecule decreases significantly
with increase in temperature.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

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Q.38 Statement-1 : The heat produced by a resistor in any time t during the charging of a
capacitor in a series circuit is half the energy stored in the capacitor by that
time.
Statement-2 : Current in the circuit is equal to the rate of increase in charge on the capacitor.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

EXERCISE-2
(AIEEE Previous Year's Questions)
Q.1 A battery is used to charge a parallel plate capacitor till the potential difference between the plates
becomes equal to the electromotive force of the battery. The ratio of the energy stored in the
capacitor and the work done by the battery will be - [AIEEE-2007]
1 1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D)
4 2
Q.2 A parallel plate condenser with a dielectric of dielectric constant K between the plates has a
capacity C and is charged to a potential V volts. The dielectric slab is slowly removed from
between the plates and then reinserted. The net work done by the system in this process is –
[AIEEE-2007]
(A) ½ (K – 1) CV2 (B) CV2 (K – 1) /K (C) (K –1) CV2 (D) zero

Q.3 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
d
the dielectrics has dielectric constant k1 = 3 and thickness while the other one has dielectric
3
2d
constant k2 = 6 and thickness . Capacitance of the capacitor is now – [AIEEE-2008]
3
(A) 45 pF (B) 40.5 pF (C) 20.25 pF (D) 1.8 pF
Potential difference

25
V in volts

20
15
10
Q.4
5
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Time t in seconds

The figure shows an experimental plot for discharging of a capacitor in an R-C circuit. The time constant
 of this circuit lies between: [AIEEE-2012]
(A) 50 sec and 100 sec (B) 100 sec and 150 sec
(C) 150 sec and 200 sec (D) 0 and 50 sec
Q.5 Two capacitors C1 and C2 are charged to 120V and 200V respectively. It is found that by connecting
them together the potential on each one can be made zero. Then [JEE Main-2013]
(A) 3C1 = 5C2 (B) 3C1 + 5C2 = 0 (C) 9C1 = 4C2 (D) 5C1 = 3C2
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Q.6 A parallel plate capacitor is made of two circular plates separated by a distance of 5mm 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
(A) 3 × 10–7 C/m2 (B) 3 × 104 C/m2 (C) 6 × 104 C/m2 (D) 6 × 10–7 C/m2
[JEE Main-2014]
Q.7 In the given circuit, charge Q2 on the 2µF capacitor changes as C is
1µF
varied from 1µF to 3µF. Q2 as a function of ‘C’is given properly by :
(figures are drawn schematically and are not to scale. C
[JEE Main 2015] 2µF

E
Charge Charge Charge
Charge
Q2 Q2 Q2
(A) (B) (C) (D) Q2
C C C
1µF 3µF 1µF 3µF 1µF 3µF C
1µF 3µF
3µF
Q.8 A combination of capacitors is set up as shown in the figure. The magnitude of 4µF
the electric field, due to a point charge Q (having a charge equal to the sum of 9µF
the charges on the 4µF and 9µF capacitors), at a point distant 30 m from it,
2µF
would equal : [JEE Main 2016]
(1) 480 N/C (2) 240 N/C (3) 360 N/C (4) 420 N/C + –
8V
Q.9 Acapacitance of 2 F is required in an electrical circuit across a potential difference of 1.0 kV.Alarge
number of 1 F capacitors are available which can withstand a potential difference of not more than
300 V. The minimum number of capacitors required to achieve this is [JEE Main 2017]
(A) 32 (B) 2 (C) 16 (D) 24
Q.10 In the given circuit diagram when the current reaches steadystate in the circuit, the charge on the capacitor
of capacitance C will be r
[JEE Main 2017]
E

r1

 r1  r2  r1   r2 
(A) CE  r  r  (B) CE (C) CE  r  r  (D) CE  r  r 
1   2   2

EXERCISE-1
Q.1 C Q.2 D Q.3 C Q.4 B Q.5 A Q.6 C Q.7 A
Q.8 B Q.9 A Q.10 B Q.11 B Q.12 B Q.13 B Q.14 A
Q.15 B Q.16 A Q.17 A Q.18 B Q.19 B Q.20 C Q.21 A
Q.22 C Q.23 D Q.24 C Q.25 B Q.26 C Q.27 B Q.28 D
Q.29 A Q.30 D Q.31 B Q.32 D Q.33 B Q.34 C Q.35 C
Q.36 D Q.37 C Q.38 D
EXERCISE-2
Q.1 D Q.2 D Q.3 B Q.4 B Q.5 A Q.6 D Q.7 D
Q.8 4 Q.9 A Q.10 D
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