Capacitance JEE Main 2023 (April) Chapter-wise Qs Bank

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1. A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate separation d is filled with a dielectric material of dielectric constant K = 4. The thickness of the dielectric
material is x, where x < d.

Let C and C be the capacitance of the system for x =

1 2
1

3
d and x = 2d

3
, respectively. If C 1
= 2 μF , the value of C is _____ μF.
2

[2023 (06 Apr Shift 1)]

2. As shown in the figure, two parallel plate capacitors having equal plate area of 200 cm
2
are joined in such a way that a ≠ b. The equivalent capacitance of the
combination is xε 0
F . The value of x is _____.

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3. A 600 pF capacitor is charged by 200 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected to another uncharged 600 pF capacitor. Electrostatic
energy lost in the process is _____ μJ.
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4. The equivalent capacitance of the combination shown is

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(1) 2 C

(2) 5

3
C

(3)
C

(4) 4 C

5. The distance between two plates of a capacitor is d and its capacitance is C , when air is the medium between the plates. If a metal sheet of thickness
1
2d

3
and of
C2
the same area as plate is introduced between the plates, the capacitance of the capacitor becomes C . The ratio 2
C1
is
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(1) 3 : 1

(2) 2 : 1

(3) 4 : 1

(4) 1 : 1

6. The electric field in an electromagnetic wave is given as

→ →
E = 20 sin ω(t −
x

c
) j N C
−1
, where ω and c are angular frequency and velocity of electromagnetic wave respectively. The energy contained in a volume of
5 × 10
−4
m
3
will be
(Given ε 0 = 8. 85 × 10
−12
C
2
N
−1
m
−2
)
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(1) 88. 5 × 10
−13
J

(2) 17. 7 × 10
−13
J

(3) 28. 5 × 10
−13
J

(4) 8. 85 × 10
−13
J

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7. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 2 F is charged to a potential V . The energy stored in the capacitor is E . The capacitor is now connected to another
1

uncharged identical capacitor in parallel combination. The energy stored in the combination is E . The ratio is
E2

2
E1

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(1) 2 : 1

(2) 2 : 3

(3) 1 : 2

(4) 1 : 4

8. A capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential V . The flux of the electric field through a closed surface enclosing the positive plate of the capacitor is:
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(1) CV

ε0

(2) Zero
(3) 2 CV

ε0

(4)
CV

2ε0

9. In the given circuit.C 1 = 2μF, C2 = 0. 2μF, C3 = 2μF, C4 = 4μF, C5 =

2μF, C6 = 2μF . The charge stored on capacitor C is ______

4 μC .

[2023 (11 Apr Shift 2)]

10. In the network shown below, the charge accumulated in the capacitor in steady state will be:

[2023 (13 Apr Shift 2)]

(1) 10. 3 μC

(2) 4. 8 μC

(3) 12 μC

(4) 7. 2μC

11. In the circuit shown, the energy stored in the capacitor is n μJ. The value of n is _____.

[2023 (13 Apr Shift 2)]

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12. In the given figure the total charge stored in the combination of capacitors is 100 µC. The value of ‘x’ is ______________.

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ANSWER KEYS
1. (3) 2. (5) 3. (6) 4. (1) 5. (1) 6. (4) 7. (3) 8. (1)
9. (4) 10. (4) 11. (75) 12. (5)

1. (3)

The formula to calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having thickness d and with a dielectric of thickness x between the plates is
given by
ε0 A
C = x
. . . (1)
( d−x ) +
K

Substitute the values of the parameters for first case into equation (1) to obtain the capacitance.
ε0 A
C1 =
d

2d
3
+
3
4

4ε0 A
= . . . (2)
3d

Similarly, substitute the parameters into equation (1) for the second case to obtain the capacitance
ε0 A
C2 =
2d

d 3
+
4
3

4ε0 A
=
2d

2ε0 A
= . . . (3)
d

Divide equation (3) by equation (2) to obtain the capacitance in the second case.
2ε A
0

C2 d
=
C1 4ε A
0

3d

3
=
2

3
C2 = C1 . . . (4)
2

Substitute the value of the capacitance in the first case into equation (4) to obtain the value of the capacitance in the second case.
3
C2 = × 2 μF
2

= 3 μF

2. (5)

The given data is

−4 2
A = 200 × 10 m

−3
d = 5 × 10 m

The value of a + b = 4 × 10 −3
m

The formula for a parallel plate capacitor is

ε0 A
C =
D

Let the capacitor with gap a be C and capacitor with gap b be C

1 2

ε0 A ε0 A
C1 = , C2 =
a b

The equivalent capacitance is

1 a b
= +
Ceq ε0 A ε0 A

ε0 A
⇒ Ceq =
a+b

It is given that C eq = xε0 F

So,
ε0 A
= xε0
a+b

A
⇒ x =
a+b

−4
200×10
⇒ x = = 5
−3
4×10

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3. (6)

The formula to calculate the initial energy stored in the first capacitor is given by
1 2
Ui = CV . . .(1)
2

The formula to calculate the final energy stored when two capacitors are connected is given by
2
1 V
Uf = C( ) × 2
2 2

1 2
= CV . . .(2)
4

Subtract equation (2) from equation (1) to obtain the energy loss (ΔU ).
1 2 1 2
ΔU = CV − CV
2 4

2
CV
= . . .(3)
4

Substitute the values of the known parameters into equation (3) to calculate the required loss.
2
−12
600×10 ×(200)

ΔU = J
4

= 6 μJ

4. (1)

The potential difference across the branches EF & GH is zero. So, the equivalent capacitance will be only due to the combination of two
capacitors in parallel.
Ceq = C + C

⇒ Ceq = 2 C

5. (1)

The formula of capacitance is C

ε0 A

1 =( )
d

The dielectric constant of metal sheet is K metal = ∞

The new value of capacitance is

ε0 A ε0 A
C2 = = = 3C1
t 2d
d−t+ d− +0
K 3
metal

Clearly, the ratio,

C2 3C1
= = 3 : 1
C1 C1

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6. (4)
→ →
Given that, E = 20 sin ω(t −
x

c
) j N C
−1

The average energy density of an electromagnetic wave is 1

2
ε0 E
2
0 .
The total energy stored is
1 2
Etotal = ε0 E × volume
2 0

2
1 −12 −4
⇒ Etotal = × 8. 85 × 10 × (20) × 5 × 10
2

−13
= 8. 85 × 10 J

7. (3)
The charge on the plates of the first capacitor when connected against the potential difference V is given by
Q=CV

=2V

When both the capacitors are connected, from the conservation of charge, it can be written that
′ ′
2V = 2V + 2V

′ 1
⇒V =( V)
2

where, V ' is the new potential difference across each capacitor.

The formula to calculate the energy stored in the first capacitor is given by
1 2
E1 = × C × V
2

1 2
= × 2 × V
2

2
=V . . .(1)

For the second case, the energy stored in the combination of capacitor is given by
1 2
E2 = nCV '
2

2
1 V
= × 2 × × 2
2 4

2
V
=( ) . . .(2)
2

Divide equation (2) by equation (1) to obtain the required ratio of the stored energy.
2
V

E2 2
=
E1 2
V

1
=( )
2

8. (1)

The charge enclosed is given by q inc = CV

Gauss' law states that the flux through any closed surface is equal to the charge enclosed by the surface.
qinc
Using Gauss' law the flux is, ϕ =
ε0
=(
CV

ε0
)

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9. (4)
From the diagram of the circuit, C 3
, C4 , C5 are in series, so the total capacitance is
1 1 1 1
= + +
C' 2 4 2

4
⇒ C' = μF
5

C' & C2 are parallel, the total capacitance is

4
C'' =( + 0. 2) μF = 1 μF
5

C1 , C'', C6 are in series. So the equivalent capacitance is,

1 1 1
= + 1 +
Ceq 2 2

⇒ Ceq = 0. 5 μF

Using Q = C eq V .

The charge through the battery, Q = 10 × 1

2
= 5 μC

From the diagram above,

5μC×0.8
Q' = = 4 μC
0.8+0.2

10. (4)

In steady state, capacitor behaves as open circuit, so no current will flow.

The total resistance of the circuit is, R =(6 + 4) Ω = 10 Ω
The current flowing through the circuit is
3 V
I =
10 Ω

Potential difference on 6 Ω resistor

3
V' = × 6 = 1. 8 V
10

The charge on the capacitor is,

Q = CV ' = 4 μF × 1. 8 V = 7. 2 μC

11. (75)

The capacitor works as an open circuit in the given configuration.

The potential difference between the two plates of the capacitor will be the difference across the resistors having resistances 3 Ω and 4 Ω.
Hence, the potential difference (ΔV ) across the capacitor can be calculated as follows:
4 3
ΔV =( × 12 − × 12) V
6 12

=5 V

The formula to calculate the energy stored in the capacitor is given by

1 2
U = C(ΔV ) . . .(1)
2

Substitute the values of the known parameters into equation (1) to calculate the required energy stored.
1 2
U= × 6 μF × (5 V)
2

=75 μJ

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12. (5)

All the capacitors are in parallel combination and therefore potential drop across each capacitor would be the same.
Charge on the capacitor can be written as, Q = CV .
The charge on C is Q
1 1 = 2 × 10 = 20 μC

The charge on C is Q
2 2 = x × 10 = 10x μC

The charge on C is Q
3 3 = 3 × 10 = 30 μC

By the given data.

C1 + C2 + C3 = 100 μC

⇒ 10(2 + x + 3)= 100

⇒ x = 5

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