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GREEN PARK INTERNATIONAL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, NAMAKKAL

XII* (CBSE) - PHYSICS ASSIGNMENT - 4
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE
Sub Topic : CAPACITANCE
Choose the correct answer :
1. Two parallel plate capacitors of capacitances 4. Five identical plates each of area A are joined
C and 2C are connected in parallel and as shown in the figure. The distance between
charged to a potential difference V. The the plates is d. The plates are connected to a
battery is then disconnected, and the region potential difference of V volts. The charge on
between the plates of C is filled completely plates 1 and 4 will be
with a material of dielectric constant K. The
common potential difference across the
combination becomes
2V V
1) 2)
K+2 K+2
3V 3V ε0 Av 2ε0 AV ε0 AV ε0 AV
3) 4)
K +3 K+2 1) ; 2) ;
d d d d
2. Three capacitors A, B and C are connected in ε AV −2ε 0 AV −ε 0 AV −2ε 0 AV
a circuit as shown in figure. What is the charge 3) 0 ; 4) ;
d d d d
in µC on the capacitor B? 5. In figure, identical capacitors are connected in
the following three configurations. Find CAB.

A B
1 2
1) 2)
3 3
4 5 3
3) 1 4) 1) C 2) C
3 3 5
4 3
3. In the circuit shown in figure, each capacitor 3) C 4) C
3 4
has a capacity of 3 µF. The equivalent
capacity between A and B is 6. Three dielectrics of relative permittivities
εr1 =1, εr2 = 2 and εr3 = 3 are introduced in a
parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and
separation is d. Find the effective capacitance
between A and B
1) 3 µF 2) 5 µF
3) 6 µF 4) 9 µF
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10. In the circuit shown in figure, the equivalent
capacitance between the points X and Y is

3 ε0 A 9 ε0 A
1) 2)
10 d 10 d 1) 2µF 2) 3 µF
17 ε 0 A 7 ε0 A 3) 4 µF 4) 5 µF
3) 4)
10 d 10 d 11. Four identical plates, each having area A, are
7. A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a arranged as shown in Figure. Find the
battery. The plates are pulled apart with equivalent capacity of the structure between A
uniform speed. If x is the separation between and B
the plates, then the rate of change of
electrostatic energy of the capacitor is
proportional to
1) x2 2) x
1 1 1 ε0 A 2 ε0 A
3) 4) 1) 2)
x x2 3 d 3 d
8. In the circuit shown in the figure, the potential 1 ε0 A εA
3) 4) 0
difference across the 4.5 µF capacitor is 2 d d
12. Eight drops of mercury of equal radii
possessing equal charges combine to form a
big drop. Then the capacitance of bigger drop
compared to each individual small drop is
1) 8 times 2) 4 times
8 3) 2 times 4) 32 times
1) Volts 2) 4 Volts 13. A parallel plate condenser has a uniform
3
3) 6 Volts 4) 8 Volts electric field E(V/m) in the space between the
plates. If the distance between the plates is d
9. A 16 µF capacitor, initially charged to 5V, is
(m) and area of each plate is A(m2) the energy
further charged starting at time (t = 0 second)
(joule) stored in the condenser is
by a source at the rate of 40 tµCs-1. How long
1
will it take to raise its potential to 10V? 1) ε 0 E 2 2) ε0EAd
2
1) 1 s 2) 2 s
1 E 2 Ad
3) 3 s 4) 4 s 3) ε0 E 2 Ad 4)
2 ε0
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14. Two identical parallel plate capacitors are CV
1) Charge flows from A to B
connected in series and then joined in series 6
with a battery of 100V. A slab of dielectric CV
2) Charge flows from B to A
constant K = 3 is inserted between the plates 6
of the first capacitor. Then, the potential CV
difference across the capacitors will be 3) Charge flows from B to A
3
respectively: 4) No charge will flow through switch
1) 25V, 75V 2) 75V, 25V
18. A capacitor is connected to a battery. If a
3) 20V, 80V 4) 50V, 50V
dielectric slab of strength k is now inserted
15. If area of each plate is A and the successive between the plates to fill the space completely,
separations are d, 2d and 3d, then the then (U is initial energy stored)
equivalent capacitance across A and B is 1) Energy will increase by U(k – 1)
 1
2) Energy will increase by U  1 − 
 k
3) Energy will decrease by U(k – 1)
ε0 A ε0 A 4) Energy will decrease by
U
1) 2)
6d 4d 2
3ε A εA 19. A capacitor of capacitance 1 µF is charged as
3) 0 4) 0
4d 3d shown in the figure. When switch S is turned
16. Five capacitors are joined in a circuit as shown to position 2, the percentage of its stored
in the figure. The capacitance of each energy dissipated is
capacitor is 1.4 µF. The equivalent
capacitance between points A and B is

1) 20 % 2) 80 %
1) Zero 2) 6 µF 3) 40 % 4) 60 %
3) 9 µF 4) 7 µF 20. A series combination of 5 capacitors, each of
17. Initially switch S is open in the given circuit. capacitance 1 µF, is charged by a source of
If switch is closed, then to obtain steady state potential difference 2V. When another parallel
again is combination of 10 capacitors each of
capacitance C2 is charged by a source of
potential difference V, it has the same total
energy stored in it as the first combination has.
The value of C2 is
1) 4 µF 2) 25 µF
2 25
3) µF 4) µF
25 2
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21. Two metallic plates with surface charge and C2 when inner sphere is earthed and outer
densities σ and -σ are held parallel at C
sphere is charged. Then ratio 2 is (radius of
separation ‘d’ as shown in diagram. If we take C1
potential of negatively charged plate to be inner sphere = 20 cm, radius of outer sphere =
zero. Then graph between electric potential 60 cm)
with distance from first plate is best shown by
1) 3 2) 6
4
3) 9 4)
3
25. Two capacitors of capacities C and 4C are
charged to potential of V and 2V respectively.
Now these capacitors are connected to each
other by joining plates with opposite polarities
(positive of one to negative of other and vice
1) 2)
versa). The amount of heat loss is
2 9
1) CV2 2) CV2
5 5
3) 4) 18 6
3) CV2 4) CV2
5 5
22. Three capacitors connected in series have an 26. If charge on capacitor is increased by 2C, the
effective capacitance of 4µF. If one of energy stored in it increases by 44%. The
capacitor is removed the net capacitance of original charge on the capacitor is
capacitors increase to 6µF. The removed 1) 4 C 2) 10 C
capacitor has capacitance of 3) 12 C 4) 20 C
1) 2 µF 2) 4 µF 27. In circuit shown all the capacitors are in µF.
3) 10 µF 4) 12 µF The equivalent capacitance between points A
and B (in µF) is
23. A parallel plate capacitor is charged and then
disconnected from charging battery. If the
plates are allowed to move little closer by
means of an insulating handle then
1) The energy stored in capacitor increases 2
1) 3 2)
2) Capacity of capacitor increases 5
3) Charge on capacitor increases 9 14
3) 4)
4) Potential difference across the capacitor 5 5
increases 28. If an isolated air capacitor is filled with
24. There are two concentric conducting spherical dielectric of dielectric constant K completely,
shells. The capacity of system is C1 when what is ratio of capacitance before and after
inner sphere is charged and outer is earthed insertion of dielectric?
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1 30. Energy stored inside a uniformly charged
1) K3 2)
K hollow spherical shell of charge Q and radius
1 R is
3) 4) K2
K2 Q2 Q2
1) 2)
29. Find equivalent capacitance across AB for the 8πε 0 R 10πε 0 R
figure given below.
Q2
3) 4) Zero
16πε 0 R

C
1) C 2)
2
3) 2C 4) 4C

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